Bone and Joint Action WeekOverviewBone and Joint Action Week is held annually October 12-20 with activities focused on disorders including arthritis, back pain, trauma, pediatric conditions, and osteoporosis. The themes and their related activities are designed to raise awareness worldwide about prevention, disease management and treatment. You will find activities to do and ways to become better informed below. But before that, take a look at some facts:
There are five special days during Action Week.
World Arthritis Day – October 12The theme is Don’t Delay, Connect Today – Time2Work. Early diagnosis is so important. View inspirational events taking place worldwide to raise awareness, add your own event and share photos! To learn more, visit www.worldarthritisday.org.The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) offers Experts in Arthritis, a public education program for people with arthritis and for people who care about them. Patient advocates and healthcare professionals including rheumatologist, physical therapists, orthopaedic surgeons, nurses, and occupational therapists present sessions covering current scientific evidence for the treatment and self-management of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, juvenile arthritis, and answer questions related to current knowledge about arthritis care.  Visit ControlArthritis.org and view our videos. See how Roberta and Teresa learned to take control of their arthritis. Disponible en Español. World Spine Day – October 16The theme for 2020 is Back on Track!
With the challenges of the coronavirus pandemic affecting millions of people worldwide, lockdown restrictions have led to a lack of physical activity that has made people more susceptible to spinal pain and disability. World Spine Day 2020 will focus on getting people BACK ON TRACK to revitalize their spines and restore spinal health and well-being. We’re inviting governments, communities, organizations, associations, health professionals – anyone with an interest in spinal pain and disability – to get involved. World Spine Day 2020 will provide an opportunity to raise awareness of the global burden of spine pain and help people to get BACK ON TRACK by organizing and participating in events and initiatives. This campaign will be the spinal public health event of 2020. Our vision is a world of healthier spines – help us to get the world get BACK ON TRACK! visit www.worldspineday.org. World Pediatric Bone and Joint (PB&J) Day – October 19The theme for 2020 is, Children and Broken Bones-Help Stop the EpidemicInjuries are the leading cause of death in children and teenagers around the world, accounting for 20,000 deaths per year in the United States alone, and more than 70 percent of these deaths are the result of unintentional injuries. The leading causes of unintentional injuries vary by age and include falls, motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian-related crashes. read more.... WPB&J Day 2019.png2019 themes - Children Get Arthritis Too! and Youth Sports Specialization Can Be Detrimental To Future Success World Osteoporosis Day - October 20The 2020 World Osteoporosis Day awareness campaign, “That's Osteoporosis,” featured in this year’s WOD campaign will be used in creative, visual resources designed to improve understanding of osteoporosis and its outcome. Specifically, to: - improve understanding of the link between osteoporosis and broken bones - reveal the human and socio-economic costs of fractures through impactful patient portraits - encourage the public to check their personal risk for osteoporosis by driving use of the new IOF Osteoporosis Risk Check. The campaign will make use of powerful, emotionally charged portraits of individual patients from all regions of the world. To learn more, visit www.worldosteoporosisday.org. The United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) offers Fit to a T, a public education program on bone health and osteoporosis designed to help Americans learn more about bone health, as well as the prevention, early detection, diagnosis, and treatment of osteoporosis.
 Visit Fit2T.org and view our video...meet Sylvia. Disponible en Español. (1) United States Bone and Joint Initiative: The Burden of Musculoskeletal Diseases in the United States. Rosemont, IL; 2014. http://www.boneandjointburden.org/2014-report/ib0/prevalence-select-medical-conditions. Accessed July 9, 2015.
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