The cases of arthritis are increasing these days. In the United States alone, there are around 70 million people, who suffer from arthritis. The treatment of arthritis is complex and takes a long time. Therefore, eventually it turns out to be unaffordable to most of the people. The arthritis foundation is an organization, which not only funds this treatment, but it also works for creating awareness for prevention of arthritis.

Arthritis foundation is a charitable trust, which provides support and aid for the patients suffering form arthritis. It also conducts research over arthritis it is the largest non-profitable trust working over arthritis. Its logo is “Take control. We can help.” In addition, its motto is “To improve the lives through leadership in the prevention, control and cure of arthritis and related diseases. It has several hundreds of workers, which work for its cause. It has more than 2100 researchers, doctors, and health professionals who work against arthritis.

Apart from funding research and treatment of arthritis, the Arthritis foundation also does a number of the activities as conducting awareness programs, publsihign and distributing the magazines, periodicals and articles on the internet and newspapers.

The “Arthritis Walk”, “Joints In Motion”, “The Self-Help Course”, “PACE” are the regular events that it conducts. These events are conducted in the different cities and towns of the country. The people are promoted to participate in them. During these events, they provide the basic information necessary for the prevention and control of arthritis. Thus, these events are very useful for creating awareness for arthritis. Apart from awareness, these events also are useful for raising funds through which the arthritis foundation works.

Moreover than these events the arthritis today magazines, educational videos, books and articles in the newspapers etc, that it publishes also is very useful for promoting awareness in the people. All these things, that it publishes are funded and therefore are available very cheaply or free. Arthritis foundation also has its own website, which provides all the information about arthritis its cures, current developments, hospitals, etc.

You too can contribute to arthritis foundation. You can become either a permanent member or a researcher, or a volunteer i.e. participant for a particular event. On the other hands, you can contribute in terms of money as well.

All these years, since its foundation arthritis foundation, it has contributed greatly for prevention, cure, and treatment of arthritis.