There are many different foundations and organizations set up today that revolve around the arthritis disease, but there are really none better well established and respected than the Arthritis Foundation.

What is it?

The Arthritis Foundation is a foundation whose main goal is to improve lives, especially that of those suffering from the disease, through leadership in prevention, control and cure of all forms of arthritis. It is actually the only non-profit organization in the world that supports the more than 100 different known types of arthritis rather than just one or two, which is even more reason as to why it deserves such respect.

They have been around for nearly a century now, which is incredibly impressive, and their efforts really center on a three-fold mission, which is: research, prevention and quality of life. Over their time in the business they have worked incredibly hard to have success with this mission, and they have been very effective in doing so.

They also provide a number of different community-based services, including that of the following: self-help courses, instructional videotapes, public forums, free educational brochures and booklets, and continuing education courses and publications for health professionals.

One of the best features of the Arthritis Foundation is that they not only try and educate and assist the people who are actually suffering from arthritis, but as well their family and friends. It is important to realize that when one person is affected by arthritis the people around them are affected as well, and it is just as important to make these people educated and aware about the disease, not only so that they will be more knowledgeable in general but also so that they can better help their loved one during this difficult time.

Arthritis Today Magazine

The Arthritis Foundation also publishes a magazine regularly, the Arthritis Today Magazine, which offers information on various issues relating to arthritis, including fitness, nutrition, and a drug guide that patients can use to learn about the various different medical treatments that are available for the condition.

You can either subscribe to the magazine or you can check it out on the Arthritis Foundation website, and either way you are going to be doing yourself a great favor because by reading it you will be making yourself much more educated on the issue of arthritis and will be keeping yourself up to date on the newest and most recent developments on the condition.