If we can get people with arthritis over the initial pain barrier by addressing their pain and getting them more active, they will actually have less pain in the long term.

People with arthritis are not meeting physical activity recommendations made at the federal level and by experts in the arthritis field. That's not good, because we know that being more active is beneficial for arthritis.

We can't tell from this survey which came first - the inactivity or the problems with function. But we do know that getting people with arthritis active actually improves function.

People assume I'm out there having this great life, but money doesn't erase the pain, ... When you're young you barrel through life, making choices without thinking of repercussions. A few years down the line, you wake up in a certain place and wonder how the hell you got there.

People have pain - they do regrettable things, they feel shame, and shame equals pain.

They can't hurt you unless you let them.