Arthritis

Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of the joints. The main symptoms are joint pain and stiffness, which typically worsen with age. There are over 100 different forms of arthritis. Most people with arthritis complain of joint pain, which may range from mild to severe and may be constant or intermittent with flare-ups.

Arthritis affects 350 million people world-wide, and nearly 40 million people in the U.S. alone. To support this community, the Global Healthy Living Foundation founded CreakyJoints, a community for people living with arthritis and their families.

CreakyJoints was founded by arthritis patient Seth Ginsberg and social entrepreneur Louis Tharp in 1999, when Seth was an isolated college freshman in his dorm room bunk bed, thinking, “Where is everyone else who is going through this?”

Together Lou and Seth started CreakyJoints, creating what has become today a robust and growing Online Patient Community.

Today, more than 100,000 people with all forms of arthritis and their families have been touched by CreakyJoints with meaningful support, updates and education, innovative advocacy and global research projects. And CreakyJoints continues to grow with new members signing up every day.

CreakyJoints has preserved its legacy of hosting a positive environment totally free-of-charge to patients and their families, thanks to the generous support of our sponsors, corporate philanthropists, government grants and other private foundation support.