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Occupational Therapy & Arthritis

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 leisure activities. Chronic physical and mental…

How to talk to your doctor about medications

This month’s Ask Kat was inspired by an Infoline caller describing her troubles in managing her rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pain and finding it difficult talking to her doctor about asking for medications to help with her pain. First – doctor – patient communication Doctor-patient communication is a fundamental component of clinical practice. A strong therapeutic doctor-patient…

Do’s & Don’ts of Exercise for Chronic Pain

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 in exercise because they may think…

For Children & Teens

Is posture important?

Question: Do you have any tips on how to sit with good posture? My doctor told me I need to fix my posture to help with my low back and knee pain. Answer: The short answer is – yes I have some tips but first I’m going to challenge the widespread (mis)beliefs about “perfect posture”. Is posture…

Exercise for RA

Question: There is a lot of focus on exercise for osteoarthritis (OA). I have Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and since RA is different to OA, can I and should I exercise? Answer: Another common question I get via both our Infoline and email is whether people can or even should exercise with RA. And the short…