The Complete Idiot's Guide to Arthritis

Amye Leong is highly visible in the arthritis community and well respected by high-ranking medical, scientific, pharmaceutical, and government personnel. She is a past chairman of the American Juvenile Arthritis Organization; a member of the Board of Directors of the Arthritis Foundation; the founder of Young Et Heart, America’s first and largest network of young adults with arthritis; and official spokesperson for the United Nations/World Health Organization’s Bone and Joint Decade. The Arthritis Foundation named her one of America’s 50 Heroes and gave her their highest honor, the Harding Award. She lives in Palo Alto, California.

Karen K. Brees, PhD, is a freelance writer. She received her master’s degree in history from Ohio State University and holds a doctorate in adult education from the University of Idaho. She coauthored The Complete Idiot’s Guide to the Power of the Enneagram and The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Secrets of Longevity, and is the author of The Everything Health Guide to Depression.