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One Week to Go To Apply For A Variety Gold Heart Scholarship
Applications for the Variety Children’s Charity Gold Heart Scholarships close on Friday 29th of March. The Gold Heart Scholarships provide talented Kiwi kids who are sick, disabled or disadvantaged with financial support of up to $5,000 and matches them with a leading professional or a celebrity mentor to assist them. For further information on application criteria or to download an application form, please go to www.variety.org.nz.
read moreMedia Release: Registration open for 2012 Arthritis New Zealand Marathon in Hamilton
It’s time to register for the 2012 Arthritis New Zealand Marathon, dust off your shoes, and get training! The Arthritis New Zealand Marathon, which kicks off at 8am on 12 August 2012, aims to raise more than $10,000 to help the half million New Zealanders living with the pain and disability of arthritis. Not keen on the long haul? No worries, shorter options are available including a half-marathon, 14km or even a nice 7km. Walkers, joggers and runners can all take part; just make sure you are having fun! Teams, team relays and Nordic...
read moreMedia release: Arthritis – another reason to be smokefree
Media Release 30 May 2012 On World Smokefree Day (31 May 2012), Arthritis New Zealand Chief Executive Sandra Kirby reminds people that rheumatoid arthritis is another reason to be smokefree. There are many risks associated with smoking – cancer, lung and heart disease, problems with reproduction and fertility, osteoporosis, diabetes and more. Rheumatoid arthritis must be added to this list. “If you smoke, you are significantly increasing your risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis. Research shows that smoking is the most important...
read moreConcerned? Talk with your GP about your hip replacement
Last week (13/04/2012), a story was published on stuff.co.nz entitled More hip implants recalled that addressed the recall of metal-on-metal hip due to a higher than expected failure rate. Advice from Arthritis New Zealand remains consistent; if you have had a hip replacement and are experiencing any pain or discomfort, talk to your GP and get it checked out. We also urge GPs to ensure they talk with patients who have had hip replacements and discuss the type of replacement that was used – this will certainly help to reduce any unnecessary...
read moreMedia Release: Living with Broken Glass in Your Joints – Alan Henwood
It is estimated 305,000 New Zealanders live everyday with the pain and discomfort of osteoarthritis, which is said to be like having jagged pieces of broken glass in your joints. After Wellington lawyer, and President of Arthritis New Zealand, Alan Henwood pulled his calf muscles three or four times while running, his GP checked his joint mobility. X-rays confirmed he’d developed arthritis in both hips. “In those days, surgery wasn’t encouraged for people in their early 40s. Replacement hips were thought to have a shelf life of about...
read moreMedia Release: Living with Broken Glass in Your Joints – Peter Larmer
It is estimated 305,000 New Zealanders live everyday with the pain and discomfort of osteoarthritis, which is said to be like having jagged pieces of broken glass in your joints. Dr Peter Larmer, Head of the School of Rehabilitation and Occupation Studies at Auckland University of Technology, has both a professional and personal understanding of what it’s like to live with osteoarthritis. “My osteoarthritis first announced itself when I was 400 metres from my home after a 35 kilometre training run. I spoke with my radiologist who...
read moreMedia Release: Living with Broken Glass in Your Joints – Karen Browne
It is estimated 305,000 New Zealanders live everyday with the pain and discomfort of osteoarthritis (OA), which is said to be like having jagged pieces of broken glass in your joints. For Dunedin’s Karen Browne, life with osteoarthritis began in her early 40s, while on a family ski holiday. “After a great day of skiing, I remember feeling pain in one of my knees and I knew something wasn’t right. I went to my GP who told me I have osteoarthritis, which is now in both of my knees and hips, as well as my wrists, fingers and lower...
read moreMedia Release: Like Living with Broken Glass in your Joints – Lynne McMillan
It is estimated 305,000 New Zealanders live everyday with the pain and discomfort of osteoarthritis (OA), which is said to be like having jagged pieces of broken glass in your joints. For St Albans resident Lynne McMillan, life with osteoarthritis began shortly after she turned 40-years-old. “I knew something was ‘going on’ with my right hip, but I tried not to think about it. One day, while preparing for a spot of foot stomping at an Irish concert, I was doing some step-ups in my backyard. Something went bang, and the instant pain...
read moreMedia Release: Learn what you’ve always wanted to know about arthritis
Arthritis New Zealand would like to invite interested members of the public and health professionals to join our staff, clients and Arthritis New Zealand members for a one-day, public conference on 16 May 2012 at Waipuna Hotel, Auckland. Arthritis New Zealand Chief Executive Sandra Kirby says the conference is aimed at raising awareness of arthritis. “Arthritis is a serious health condition with no known cure and is the single greatest cause of disability in New Zealand. More than half a million people are affected by arthritis during...
read moreMedia Release: Osteoarthritis – Like Living with Broken Glass in your Joints
Arthritis New Zealand today launched a nationwide awareness campaign with a game of cricket on the lawn in front of Parliament. The Arthritis New Zealand All Stars team challenged Members of Parliament, led by Senior Government Whip Michael Woodhouse, in an effort to help raise awareness about osteoarthritis. The awareness campaign, titled ‘Arthritis, it could surprise you!’ features a television commercial and an interactive website. Arthritis New Zealand Chief Executive Sandra Kirby said arthritis is New Zealand’s leading cause of...
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