Opportunities and Challenges

A challenge of improving public health regarding arthritis, osteoporosis, and chronic back health is raising patient, health care provider, and public awareness of the impact these diseases have on quality of life and the availability of efficacious yet underutilized interventions. Prevention of these diseases and reduction of their impact on day-to-day functioning will require increased dissemination of accurate information about these conditions and further research.

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