Osteoarthritis affects 1.3 million Australians
Osteoarthritis is the most common chronic joint disease – almost 7% of the Australian population has it – according to a new report launched at a Bone and Joint Decade Patient Advocacy Meeting on the Gold Coast.
A picture of osteoarthritis in Australia report, produced jointly by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), the Department of Health and Ageing, and Arthritis Australia, provides key information about the disease, including how it develops, its symptoms, its impact overall, and how it can be managed and prevented.
“Osteoarthritis can make it difficult to perform the activities needed for daily living” said Dr Vanessa Prescott, author of the report.
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