How is arthritis treated?
There are treatments available that can help control your symptoms and prevent damage to your joints.
Treatment will depend on:
which type of arthritis you have
which joints are affected
your symptoms
Treatment might include:
medicines
surgery
other treatments
Medicines
Medicines for arthritis include:
pain-relief medicines
anti-inflammatory medicines
disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs) for inflammatory forms of arthritis, such as rheumatoid arthritis