Did you know…

• Chronic pain is a major health problem in the US, more than 40 million Americans are affected by some form of arthritis
  
  
• Nearly 12.1% of Americans age 25-74 have osteoarthritis
  
  
• Osteoarthritis is by far the most common form of arthritis affecting 20.7 million and is expected to rise to 40 million by 2020
  
  
• Osteoarthritis is a leading cause of disability in the United States
  
  
• Musculoskeletal conditions such as osteoarthritis cost the US economy nearly 125 billion per year in direct expenses and lost wages and production
  
  
• Osteoarthritis is responsible for more than 7 million physician visits per year.
  
  
• 80% of people with osteoarthritis report some form of limitation in movement or activities
  
  
• Many people don't realize that they have arthritis until it's more advanced
  
  

What is the KNEE study?"
The Knee Study is the most extensive effort to date to examine how education and exercise affect the long-term maintenance of osteoarthritis of the knee.

Three hundred people in the Tucson area from all walks of life will participate in this study over a two year period to help find solutions to one of the most critical health care problems facing people today – osteoarthritis.

To help improve the outcomes of osteoarthritis, researchers from the Arizona Arthritis Center, the University of Arizona and Arizona State University, will work together to investigate how education and exercise affect the long-term maintenance of osteoarthritis of the knee.

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