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According to the Arthritis Foundation, approximately 42.7 million people in the U.S. have doctor-diagnosed arthritis, and 23.2 million have undiagnosed chronic joint symptoms. Arthritis is related to more than 100 different illnesses, affects areas in or around joints and is second only to heart disease as a cause of work disability.
The physicians and rehabilitation therapists at UT Southwestern Medical Center have the expertise to effectively treat osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout, juvenile arthritis, lupus, and fibromyalgia as well as the many other types of arthritis and chronic joint pain.
Patients can play a major role in deriving all of the benefits that treatment for arthritis offers, including increasing their flexibility and reducing pain. Please visit the Health Library to learn about arthritis and other chronic joint conditions treated at UT Southwestern, including:
- Bursitis
- Carpal tunnel syndrome
- Fibromyalgia
- Gout
- Juvenile arthritis
- Lupus
- Osteoarthritis
- Osteoporosis
- Psoriatic arthritis
- Rheumatoid arthritis
- Tendonitis
