Much research is being done to formulate new medicines which will cure the chronic forms of arthritis at an early stage without producing much side effects or toxicity.

           Also safer pain relieving drugs for long term use are required. New methods are being developed to correct the “immunological” abnormalities in arthritis which perpetuate the damage.

           Replacement of deformed useless joints by artificial joint is an exciting field and success has been obtained for hip, knee, elbow and shoulder, to a significant extent.

           However, an important step in combating would be, to find out means and methods of detecting potential disease in asymptomatic individuals belonging to families with arthritis patients.