Arthritis is a group of conditions that affect the bone. This disease affects more women then men. Almost one in 3 Americans have this disease in one form or another. Originating from the Greek word Arthro meaning joints, it can be both painful and debilitating.
Evidence of primary ankle osteoarthritis has been discovered in dinosaurs, however the first known traces of human arthritis date back as far as 4500 BC. This was proved in skeletal remains of Native Americans found in Tennessee and parts of what is now Olathe, Kansas. Throughout history, arthritis has been found from