by Arthritis NZ | Aug 6, 2020 | News
Handle Heavy Loads To make heavy loads more comfortable to handle, use your largest, strongest joints and muscles to take the stress off smaller hand joints and to spread the load over large surface areas. Hold items close to your body, which is less stressful for...
by Arthritis NZ | Oct 20, 2023 | News, Nutrition
by Tracey Kellett, Registered Nutritionist 20 October is World Fruit and Vegetable Day, which is celebrated by 30 nations of AIAM5, a global Alliance of Associations that promotes fruit and vegetable consumption and the 5-a-day movement. At this time of year, when the...
by Arthritis NZ | Oct 30, 2019 | People with psoriatic arthritis
“Every arrow is a victory over the chronic pain and stiffness”. The words of a young man reduced to pain and confusion. A man whose health took a turn for the worst when he was in the prime of his fitness life. Justin Verrall was highly athletic at the age...
by Arthritis NZ | May 4, 2018 | News
World Lupus Awareness day Thursday 10th May Lupus is an auto immune illness that can affect your joints, muscles and even skin. By ‘autoimmune’ we mean that certain antibodies in your system fight with healthy body tissues, resulting in painful inflammation, fatigue...
by Arthritis NZ | Jun 4, 2014
Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis, also called RA, is an autoimmune disease that causes inflammation, pain and swelling in the joints. It can occur at any age but most often develops between the ages of 25 and 50, and affects more women...
