World Arthritis Day 2022, Theme, History & Significance

World Arthritis Day 2022: Every year World Arthritis Day is marked on the 12th of October. World Arthritis Day is celebrated to aware people of the types, causes, symptoms, and preventive measures taken for the disease. Arthritis is the inflammation of one or more joints that affects the tissues and connective tissues around the joint. The result of the swelling is pain and stiffness and which can worsen with age. There are more than 100 types of arthritis but the two most common are Osteoarthritis and Rheumatoid Arthritis. All around the globe as estimated in a report around 350 million people suffer from arthritis. In this post, we have discussed the History, Significance, and Theme of World Arthritis Day 2022.

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World Arthritis Day 2022: History

World Arthritis Day (WAD) was inaugurated by Arthritis and Rheumatism International (ARI). The first event for the celebration of World Arthritis Day was organized on 12 October 1996. Since then every year the day is being celebrated.

World Arthritis Day 2022: Significance

World Arthritis Day is commemorated to aware people about Arthritis. This disease mostly affects the people above the age of 50 but we cannot say this exactly as now all age group people are getting affected. Arthritis is caused due to various reasons such as family history of arthritis, age, sex, obesity, and in some cases due to previous injury. The bones of knee and hip are mostly damaged in this disease and people have unbearable pain even in moving their hands and feet. The symptoms of arthritis include:

• Increase in the body temperature and it happens frequently
• Feeling tired and lethargic
• Soreness of the muscles
• Pain in joints
• Loss of Appetite
• Weight Loss
• Energy Level gets decreased
• Red rashes on the body
• Lumps on the skin around the joints

The treatment for arthritis is different for its its different types and there is not any particular treatment. So it is better to understand the symptoms and get early diagnosis so that proper treatment is availed. Candidates can follow the following preventive measures to manage the pain of their joints.

• Follow a balanced diet that include anti-inflammatory foods
• Practice regular exercises on the recommendation of doctors and have more and more physical activity
• Manage your body weight
• Increase the intake of calcium and Vitamin D
• Quit Smoking

On World Arthritis Day many global communities like Arthritis Foundation organize awareness campaigns to fight against the disease gap, provide support and medical facilities to the people suffering, and encourage the doctors to carry research work on this particular disease. Due to lack of awareness majority of the people are suffering from severe complications of arthritis.

World Arthritis Day 2022: Theme

The Theme of World Arthritis Day 2022 is “It’s in your hands; take action.” This year’s theme highlights that it is the responsibility of each and every individual to know about the disease and take proper actions so that they do not get affected by it. A large number of people ignore the disease at its early stage due to a lack of knowledge which further leads to severe effects.

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FAQs: World Arthritis Day 2022

Q.1 When is World Arthritis Day observed?

Ans. World Arthritis Day is observed annually on the 12th of October.

Q.2 What is the Theme for World Arthritis Day 2022?

Ans. The Theme for World Arthritis Day 2022 is “It’s in your hands; take action.”

Q.3 Who inaugurated World Arthritis Day?

Ans. World Arthritis Day was inaugurated by Arthritis and Rheumatism International (ARI).

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