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Patient Fact Sheets

Overview information and FAQs on types of arthritis, treatments, and overall arthritis management.

Arthritis Answers: Provides general information about causes and diagnosis, types of arthritis and related conditions, and treatments. This information sheet also provides a list of warning signs of arthritis and patient FAQs. Updated 2025. 

Axial Spondyloarthritis (axSpA): Medically-reviewed facts providing general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how axSpA is diagnosed, and treatment options. Updated 2025. 

Biologics & Biosimilars: Medically-reviewed facts about types of biologics and affordable alternatives. This information provides questions to ask before starting treatment. Updated 2025.

Connect With Community: This fact sheet offers general information for our arthritis community. You’ll find helpful resources to manage arthritis, details about a platform where you can share your voice, and opportunities to give back. Updated 2025.

DMARDS: Medically-reviewed facts about types of DMARDs, risk/benefits, side effects and solutions, and precautions. This information provides questions to ask before starting treatment and answers patient FAQs. Updated 2025.   

Exercise & Arthritis: General information about types of exercise and how to get started with an exercise program. This information provides warm-up and cool-down exercises and answers patient FAQs. Updated 2025.   

Family Planning: General information about informatory arthritis and family planning. This information provides guidance on planning for and caring for a family while with informatory arthritis. Updated 2025.

Fibromyalgia: Medically-reviewed facts provide general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how fibromyalgia is diagnosed, and treatment options. This information outlines risk factors and answers patient FAQs. Updated June 2018.  

Gout: Medically-reviewed facts providing general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how OA is diagnosed, and treatment options. This information sheet also provides risk factors and answers patient FAQs. Updated 2025. 

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA): Medically-reviewed facts providing general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how JIA is diagnosed, and treatment options. Updated 2025.

Lupus: Medically-reviewed facts provide general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how lupus is diagnosed, and treatment options. This information provide self-management tips and answers patient FAQs. Updated November 2018. 

Managing Your Pain: General information about causes of arthritis pain and most common treatments. This information sheet also provides a list of factors that worsen pain, joint protection tips, and answers patient FAQs. Updated 2025. 

Osteoarthritis: Medically-reviewed facts providing general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how OA is diagnosed, and treatment options. This information sheet also provides risk factors and answers patient FAQs. Updated 2025. 

Over-the-Counter Medications: General information about OTC medications, as well as types and common risks. This information sheet also provides a list of important safety tips, what to know before taking an OTC, and answers patient FAQs. Updated 2025. 

Psoriatic Arthritis: Medically-reviewed facts providing general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how OA is diagnosed, and treatment options. This information sheet also provides risk factors and answers patient FAQs. Updated 2025. 

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Medically-reviewed facts providing general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how OA is diagnosed, and treatment options. This information sheet also provides risk factors and answers patient FAQs. Updated 2025. 

Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases: Medically-reviewed facts providing general disease information, signs and symptoms, information on how pediatric rheumatic diseases is diagnosed, and treatment options. Updated 2025. 

Programs for JA Families: General information about inflammatory arthritis and family planning. This resource offers guidance on planning for and caring for a family while living with inflammatory types of arthritis. Updated for 2025.

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