Arthritis Insights

The hands are a common site for arthritis. When the joints in the hand and wrist become arthritic, it can make our every day activities very difficult. Luckily, there are treatments available to help. Read on to learn more about the range of health professionals that might form part...

Joint protection and energy conservation strategies are one of the best ways to help reduce the overall impact on our joints. This doesn’t mean you should stop using your joints. It just means that you should use them differently to reduce the amount of stress going through your joints....

Arthritis affects people differently, however, the most common complained about symptom is pain – both acute and chronic. Pain can be managed a number of ways, and one of the best non-pharmacological ways is through exercise. However, it’s not uncommon for people to feel a little uncomfortable about participating...

Living in NSW with Arthritis Arthritis is one of the most common chronic health conditions in Australia. Anyone can get arthritis, including children and young people. Approximately 3.6 million Australians live with arthritis and this will rise to 5.4 million by 2030. Arthritis can affect people from all backgrounds,...

This particular Research Review will use a variety of studies and study reviews to summarise answers for the following questions about Cannabidiol (CBD).   What is CBD? How does it work for chronic pain and arthritis?  Is CBD better than common mainstream pain medications (e.g., NSAIDs, Opioids)?  Are there...

We often receive all types of enquiries to our Infoline about various complementary therapies and whether they can help arthritis and arthritis related pain. In this article, we delve a little into complementary therapies and some key things to consider. ‘Complementary therapies’ are any treatments or therapies that are...

An Occupational Therapist (OT) is an allied health clinician who focuses on what a person wants to do, needs to do or has to do. ‘Occupations’ are any activities that a person does for example: Sleeping, showering, toileting, driving, working, cooking, gardening, managing finances, looking after dependents, cleaning and...

There are many safe and effective medical treatments for arthritic conditions. If you would like further information on a medication you are taking, a new medication that you are starting (or one that has been suggested) we have compiled a list of information resources that you may find helpful....