by Hanna Du Plessis | Sep 5, 2024 | News
Arthritis NZ members are formally notified that Arthritis NZ FY2024 Annual General Meeting will be held as follows: Date:  Wednesday 27 November 2024Time: 3pm– 3.30pmVenue: Online via Zoom Items of Business: APOLOGIES MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING HELD ON 29...
by Arthritis NZ | Aug 26, 2024 | News
by Tory Garnham, Arthritis NZ What exactly is Diversional Recreational Therapy (DRT), and how does it relate to arthritis? As it turns out, quite a lot! I recently attended the National Conference for Diversional and Recreational Therapy in Auckland, where I gained...
by Arthritis NZ | Aug 9, 2024 | How We Help, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
Zoe’s journey with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) began when she was too young to remember. Her symptoms first appeared at 18 months old, and she was diagnosed at the age of two years.  “It was a tough time,” her mother recalls, “she...
by Arthritis NZ | Jul 31, 2024 | How We Help, News
Over the past 3 months, Arthritis NZ has had meetings with MPs on the Health Select Committee and other government MPs, and has run a few Spot Polls with consumers. The meeting discussions have been mainly about Osteoarthritis (OA), and how to improve the management...
by Arthritis NZ | Jul 8, 2024 | News, Nutrition, Rheumatoid Arthritis
Ane* has Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and was looking for additional lifestyle modifications she could make alongside her clinical treatment plan to manage her symptoms. She reached out to us at Arthritis NZ wanting to know more about the Paddison Program as she couldn’t...
by Arthritis NZ | Jun 26, 2024 | News
If you’re living with arthritis, a health coach can play a crucial role in helping you make positive lifestyle changes that complement your medical treatment plan. This approach, often called “lifestyle medicine,” empowers you to take control of...
