Arthritis Insights

WORD Day is an international day has been created to raise awareness and knowledge to help in early diagnoses of young rheumatic diseases. Early intervention changes lives, so this WORD Day, we are sharing diagnosis stories from our juvenile arthritis community. Thank you to Archie, Megan and their families, for...

What is psoriatic arthritis? Psoriatic arthritis is a condition that causes inflammation of the joints. This causes the joints to become painful, stiff and often swollen. Around one in ten people who have a skin disease called psoriasis develop psoriatic arthritis. Sometimes the arthritis appears before or at the...

Each year Arthritis Australia runs a campaign to determine the best and worst packaging as voted by people living with arthritis. According to their research, 44 per cent of consumers struggle with packaging every day, negatively impacting their emotional wellbeing and sense of independence. Hard-to-open packaging can also increase...

This month’s exercise of the month focuses on the abdomen. Considered the centre of the body, it is what connects the upper half of the body to the lower half. Formed by a collection of tendinous sheaths, intersections and the main muscles (the rectus abdominis, transverse abdominis, and the...

One of the primary contributions to the development of arthritis is prolonged overuse or imperfect loading of a weight bearing joint. As one of the primary load bearing joints in the human body, the hip joint is particularly susceptible to the consequences of imperfect loading behaviours. This can, in...

Creating healthy habits helps with general wellbeing, mental health and will, most importantly, help to ease the symptoms of your condition. It’s hard to change many habits at once, so set small goals and build up from there. It might take you up to 3 months to create a new...

Adapted from Cai, Bullock, Sanchez-Santos, Peirce, Arden and Filbay (2019)   A better understanding of factors associated with joint pain and osteoarthritis in former cricket players could inform the development of strategies to support their long-term joint health. This study sought to describe the prevalence of joint pain and...

For many, Christmas is a busy time of the year cooking, shopping and travelling to see family and friends. If you live with a chronic condition, such as arthritis, the stress and hustle of planning a trip can add to the discomfort caused by arthritis and worsen joint pain....