With more than 100 types – each having unique causes and symptoms – arthritis is a complex, chronic condition for which there is no single treatment. Risk factors including age, gender (most types are more common in women) and family history can increase your odds of getting arthritis. Common types of arthritis include:

If there was ever a month designated to improving Americans’ quality of life, it’s got to be May. The fifth month of the year is National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, a perfect time to examine the level of physical activity in each of our lives and make a plan to become more physically fit.

Kelly Ann Shank’s professional passions include geriatric, palliative and hospice care. As an Adult Nurse Practitioner at ProHealth Partners, she provides home-based primary care services for seniors in the Toledo area. She also works as a Nurse Practitioner at Great Lakes Caring Home Health and Hospice But she doesn’t stop there.