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This website was created as part of Arthritis Care Awareness Week 2008. An annual event created to raise awareness of arthritis and Arthritis Care's work. April 12-18 2008
Arthritis can take over your life. But if you learn to control your condition, you can start to take it back. Arthritis Care has over 60 years' experience of helping people manage their arthritis. And we can do the same for you. There are many ways we can help you take charge.
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Although it affects nine million people in the UK, the impact of arthritis is not as well recognised as it should be.
Arthritis doesn't care how old you are - people of all ages can have it. It accounts for one in every five visits to a doctor and is the UK's biggest cause of physical disability.
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