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The blog is where you can receive general updates from the Athritis NSW Team and contributors.

Do you have rheumatoid arthritis? Do you have painful, arthritic feet?

By: ksnell | 1 March 2012 | Blog, News

Academic podiatrists from the Australasian Podiatric Rheumatology Special Interest Group (APRSIG) are running an ‘Assessment of the Rheumatoid Foot’ workshop in partnership with the Podiatry Association of New South Wales. This workshop is designed to train podiatrists how to perform detailed assessments of the feet, which are often the main site of complaints for patients [...]

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Managing fatigue at work

By: ksnell | 1 March 2012 | Blog, News

Fatigue can be a hidden symptom of arthritis that employers and work colleagues may not fully understand. Here are some ideas for managing fatigue in the workplace. Organise your activities to make the most of your energy Use a diary or calendar to plan your day. Prioritise the jobs that are most urgent or important. [...]

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Making exercise a habit for healthy bones

By: ksnell | 1 March 2012 | Blog, News

Keeping active plays a vital role in building bone and muscle strength and improving and maintaining balance and coordination, all of which are essential for preventing falls and broken bones. Exercise is important at any age for bone strength and, in later years, plays an important role in helping to slow the natural loss of [...]

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Kneading help

By: ksnell | 1 March 2012 | Blog, News

Massage involves the manipulation of tissues, using pressure, tension, motion or vibration. It targets the soft tissues of the body, such as muscles, tendons and ligaments. Massage can be performed manually, using hands, fingers and elbows, or with mechanical aids. The benefits of massage vary on an individual level, depending on a person’s condition. In [...]

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Sweet potatoes promotion

By: ksnell | 22 December 2011 | Blog, News

It’s no secret that Australia has a weight problem, but it is horrifying to find out that by 2025, 6.9 million Australians are likely to be obese! This epidemic is costing our economy over $58 billion a year and more importantly, killing us. Obesity is a major cause of chronic diseases, including cardiovascular disease, type [...]

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Have your self a dairy, merry Christmas

By: ksnell | 22 December 2011 | Blog, News

Calcium is essential for healthy teeth and bones and regulating the function of the heart, muscles and nerves. Calcium is especially important for building healthy bones in childhood, maintaining bone strength in adolescence and adulthood, and preventing low bone density and osteoporosis later in life. Australians receive most of their calcium from dairy foods. About [...]

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Warm Water Exercise

By: ksnell | 22 December 2011 | Blog, News

Water exercise involves exercising in a pool, usually a heated, warm water pool, and may also be called ‘hydrotherapy’. It is one of the most comfortable and effective ways that a person with arthritis, or a related condition, can exercise because the joints and muscles can be exercised while supported in the water. “Warm water [...]

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Understanding fatigue in arthritis

By: ksnell | 22 December 2011 | Blog, News

Fatigue is a feeling of both physical and mental tiredness, often described as exhaustion or a complete lack of energy. It is normal to experience tiredness from time to time, such as at the end of a busy day, after physical activity, or at times of increased stress or tension. For most people, energy is [...]

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Finding life with fibromyalgia

By: ksnell | 14 December 2011 | Blog

by Lynn Griffiths, 54 years old In hindsight I know I’d had the symptoms of fibromyalgia lurking in the background since I was a teenager. Fibromyalgia symptoms can come and go with long periods in-between. This is what made it so hard for the hundreds of doctors I have seen, to make a diagnosis. A [...]

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Fighting back at fibromyalgia

By: ksnell | 14 December 2011 | Blog

by Paul Teeuwen-Green, 40 years old Does Fibromyalgia own you or are we able to take back that ownership? This is the big question for me. What are we able to do in order to take back this ownership? How can we rethink what pain is and how can we use this to our advantage? [...]

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