Does arthritis run in your family? If so, to what degree are you at risk and what can you do about it? Dr. Mary Dan Eades presents the most recent findings on the major kinds of arthritis, the debilitating joint disease that affects millions of Americans of all ages. Genetic factors alone do not make arthritis inevitable; often other factors such as a history of injury or infection trigger symptoms. Find out how much you can do to help yourself by family research and enlightened prevention. For the relatives of the one million Americans who develop arthritis each year, there is hope – and help – in this unprecedented book.