Now, besides being readily available in Lucknow and Delhi, super specialty treatment for as many as 7 types of arthritis will soon be a reality in Kanpur.

A project under the aegis of Department of Immunology-Rheumatology in Lucknow's KGMU has been shared with the doctors at Kanpur's Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Memorial (GSVM) Medical College. Once commenced, the project will aid patients suffering from the disorder that affects the joints.

Patients will be able to, henceforward, get treated of the following kinds of arthritis — Osteoarthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Septic Arthritis, Gout, Ankylosing Spondylitis, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and Reactive Arthritis.

Moreover, The Association of Physicians of India (Kanpur Branch), with Rheumatology Foundation Lucknow and KPS PG Institute of Medicine, recently organised a conference on 'Rheumatology Update' at GSVM Medical College.

Herein, awareness around the disorder was spread and problems that arise from Arthritis were discussed at length. In addition to this, a workshop was also organised at Lala Lajpat Rai Chikitsalaya (Halat) on Saturday in the Department of Medicine where information around rheumatology was disseminated to young medicos.

Arthritis has been a problematic ordeal for a long time and is, fundamentally, the swelling/tenderness of the joints. It hampers the patient's day-to-day functions, with pain and stiffness as major symptoms.