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Will my rheumatoid arthritis pain get worse as I age?

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Will my rheumatoid arthritis pain get worse as I age?

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Rheumatoid arthritis can be progressive, but it doesn’t have to. In this video, Louis Pack, DPM, author and founding fellow of the American College of Rheumatology, explains how medications can prevent rheumatoid arthritis from worsening.

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