 Hi everyone, my name is Dr. Manisha Ashvindhavre, I am a clinical immunologist and a rheumatologist at Manipal Hospital Whitefield. Today, 12th October, we are observing World Arthritis Day worldwide. This is just to raise awareness of different forms of arthritis. The major arthritis is osteoarthritis, which is also called as degenerative arthritis or wear and tear arthritis. And other forms of arthritis, inflammatory arthritis, which is predominantly related to immune system dysfunction. So, if these arthritis are not diagnosed early, it can lead to significant damage in joints and some other systems also. Because the global burden of arthritis is increasing year by year, in current status also around 15% of Indian population is affected by some or the other form of arthritis. So, if we are not aware about the symptoms of arthritis, which is pain in joint, swelling in the joint, stiffness in the joint, it can easily get missed and it can have impact on your quality of life. So, diagnosis of arthritis by a specialist at the earliest can give you better quality of life and it can help you in preventing future damage or future impact on your life. This is also important in your quality of life, even the help of your caregivers is also important. So, whenever you have symptoms of significant duration, like if you are suffering from continuous arthritis for more than 2 weeks duration, you better consult your rheumatologist doctor, so that the diagnosis can be done properly and the treatment can be started at the earliest. There are some risk factors whom we should keep under observation. Like if you have joint symptoms, if you have family history of arthritis, if your weight is more, if you are living a very stressful life and even if you are smoker, then you will be at risk of developing arthritis. So, these factors are very much reversible factor except for the family history of genetic factors which we cannot change. So, if you have symptoms as I had told before, you need to evaluate yourself and you need to meet a consultant, so that diagnosis and treatment can be started at the earliest. Certain lifestyle modification is necessary, like I told to keep weight under control, to be physically active, like if you are doing exercises regularly, particularly low impact exercises, then your joint symptoms can be kept under control and if you eat healthy diet, healthy diet, like anti-inflammatory diet nowadays, dietitians are advising more of vegetables, more of fruits in the diet and less of red meat category, then you need to stop smoking if you are doing so. So, these are certain factors that can certainly reduce the risk of progression of arthritis and hence the damage in the joints as well as in other systems can be kept under control. So, the theme of world arthritis day this time is living with an RMD for all stages of life. So, why this theme was chosen this time because majorly if immune system related arthritis is there, they are non curable problem, so you need to live with them, but how to live with them with good quality of life, like symptom-free or damage-free that you can discuss with your specialist doctor, that is a rheumatology doctor. So, do not delay your diagnosis and meet your doctor at the earliest to know for further information. Thank you.