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TAKE CONTROL: Assess Your Joint Health

Assess Your Risk

To be at risk means that there is a possibility, based on certain factors known to contribute to the disease, that you may develop arthritis or a related condition.

Answer the following five questions as best as you can to determine if you have any of the factors that may put you at increased risk for developing arthritis.

1. 

Are you 45 years of age or older?
YES   NO


2. 

Have you ever had an injury to your knee severe enough to put you in bed; to force you to use a cane, crutch or brace; or to require surgery?
YES   NO


3. 

Are you more than 10 pounds overweight?
YES   NO


4. 

Have you in the past or do you currently, participate in greater than 3 hours per day of heavy physical activites, such as bending, lifting, or carrying items on a regular basis?
YES   NO


5. 

Did you have hip problems that caused you to limp as a child?
YES   NO

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