1. Each person is an individual and should be viewed as a person
with a type of arthritis, rather than as a type of arthritis
seen in a person.  2. There is no best treatment for everyone
who has a particular type of arthritis, as each individual may
respond differently to different treatments.  3. No single type
of arthritis is always better or worse than another type.  4.
Information and input from a person with arthritis can be as
valuable in diagnosis and management as information from
laboratory tests and X-rays.  5. In arthritis management, the
emphasis is on improving function of joints and relieving pain.
6. Your doctor and health-care team need your involvement to
help you to the fullest extent. People with arthritis and health
professionals are partners in care.  7. Something can always be
done to improve the situation for a person with arthritis.  Nebo
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