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Exercise of the Month – Hand Exercises
Hand exercises may help to reduce stiffness, improve muscle strength and joint range of motion in people who have arthritis. There is no one-size-fits-all hand prescription for people with arthritis, but an occupational therapist, physiotherapist or rheumatologist can help design a program especially for your hands. Rest/Exercise Balance If you have arthritis you must find…
Knee Exercises
Knee exercises help to reduce stiffness, improve muscle strength and joint range of motion in people who have arthritis. Strengthening the of the quadriceps muscles (front of thigh) has also been linked to reduced symptoms of knee osteoarthritis. There is no one-size-fits-all hand prescription for people with arthritis, but an occupational therapist, physiotherapist or an exercise…
New Research – easy ways to add movement into your day
A paper recently published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine1, shows that a style of exercise called high-intensity incidental physical activity (HIIPA) or regular, incidental activity that gets you huffing and puffing, is likely to produce health benefits, even if you do it in 30-second bursts, spread over the day. The findings of…
Tips for a better night’s sleep
Sleep is important for both physical and mental health and improves your overall quality of life. We know that living with a chronic condition and chronic pain can cause problems with sleep, including having problems falling asleep, staying asleep and also having good quality sleep. It is common to wake many times during the night.…
Hip Exercises
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 some instances, cause not just pain…
Private health insurance reforms – what are the changes and how will they affect you?
If you have private health insurance, or are considering getting it, you should be aware of a series of changes that have come into effect on April 1 2019. These include the annual premium increase, a small decrease in rebates, the introduction of a new tiered system designed to simplify things for consumers, and other…
Tips for coping with morning stiffness
As the weather starts to cool down, many people find their stiffness in the morning worsens. For osteoarthritis it may last for up to an hour or so. For others living with inflammatory arthritis however (such as rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis) it can last for hours or even all day during a flare.…
New drug listed on PBS for psoriatic arthritis
Tofacitinib (sold as Xeljanz), is already available on the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS), but will be extended to include treatment of patients with psoriatic arthritis. More than 4800 patients are expected to benefit from the subsidy, which will allow them to access the medicine for $40.30 per script, or $6.50 with a concession card –…
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