Casey Crump, clinical assistant professor1, Kristina Sundquist, professor2, Marilyn A Winkleby, professor3, Jan Sundquist, professor and director2 Author Affiliations
Musculoskeletal conditions are the greatest cause of disability in the UK according to a report published in The Lancet on 5th March 2013. A landmark study of the burden of all diseases (The Global Burden of Disease Study 2010) provides indisputable evidence that musculoskeletal conditions are an enormous and increasing problem in the UK as well as globally and, Arthritis Care believes, need to be given the same priority for policy and resources as other major conditions like cancer, mental health and cardiovascular disease.
Issue Transport should be easy for everyone to use. Making sure that access to buses, coaches, trains and taxis is hassle-free for all will reduce the number of car journeys and therefore help to reduce carbon emissions.
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