Your comprehensive guide to pain management, medication, diet, exercise, surgery, and physical therapies. Helping readers live with arthritis and its long term complications, this guide covers everything from medical definitions of the various forms of arthritis to all aspects of treating the condition.Discusses pros and cons of treatment options availableCovers diet, exercise, medication, surgery, and complementary therapyFeatures illustrations, x-ray images, practical tip boxes, and a Q&A sectionIncludes diet plans for all types of arthritis