Review
[This] is a thoroughly good read putting much current research and concept into perspective and supplying many of the facts which even the most assiduous of rheumatologists may have failed to grasp...The immense factual load of the book is disguised in a style of story-telling which focuses, to a great extent, on some truly remarkable individuals...The reader is left in no doubt that research in arthritis is feverishly active and fascinating. -- A. Keat "British Journal of Rheumatology"
Product Description
This book - intended to dispel the mystique and folklore surrounding arthritis - explains clearly the scientific aspects of arthritis research and treatment. Brewerton tells the story of arthritis research, from the days before germs were recognized as causes of disease and when reasons for inflammation were obscure, to the present, when breakthroughs in genetics, epidemiology, x-ray crystallography, cell biology and molecular biology support major advances in research and treatment. He also addresses the human elements, discussing the role in arthritis of such factors as age, gender, emotions, pain and personality. Brewerton ends the story on a hopeful note, carefully explaining the prospects for prevention and treatment.
