I, for some reason, never really thought osteoarthritis was that big of a deal.  I mean, I never really knew many people with it, or had that much contact with it.  I don’t even think I even knew it was a condition until highschool when I had to take Health.  But, even then, it was only a small section of a small chapter.  It was barely gone over at all.  For all I knew, it was just a fancy way of saying arthritis.

Boy did I not have any clue – at all.  Then things changed.  How did they change?  Well, I got it.  After that, I realized what a big deal it was, and looked up everything I could about it.  The more I found out, the bigger of a problem I knew it was.  And, it is – OA is a big problem.  For instance, did you know that it’s the number one disability in america?  Well, it is.  Roughly 50% of all adults over the age of 65 have arthritis so bad that it impairs their normal daily activities.

There is roughly 30 million people with arthritis, and 20 million of those have osteoarthritis.  So, yeah, I have learned a lot about it since I have developed it, and I wish others knew more about it as well.