by AdminNZ | May 1, 2021 | News
Autoimmune arthritis is the name given to arthritis conditions where a person’s immune system attacks itself. This causes inflammation including in the joints creating pain, fatigue, joint swelling, and stiffness. The most common examples of autoimmune arthritis are...
by AdminNZ | Apr 14, 2021 | News
Why is it important to be a healthy weight? Being a healthy weight can lower your risk and or help manage many long-term health conditions, including arthritis. Your general wellbeing, including your mental health, will also benefit from being a healthy weight....
by AdminNZ | Mar 25, 2021 | News
Understanding our health system can be confusing and frustrating. In New Zealand there are over 700,000 people living with over 100 different kinds of arthritis, across all age groups – children, young people, working people, and seniors. The three most common...
by AdminNZ | Mar 24, 2021 | News
Osteoarthritis is the most common form of arthritis. It is more common as we age but can also affect younger age groups. Osteoarthritis can affect any joint but is most common in hips, knees, hands, feet, and spine and can cause joint stiffness, pain, swelling muscle...
by AdminNZ | Mar 23, 2021 | News
Arthritis Educator Cathie Dowell spoke with Physiotherapist Sarah Tulloch about all things hip and knee arthritis. Sarah Tulloch has been a physiotherapist for more than 15 years, and for the past 10 years or so has been practising at TBI Health in the Wellington...
by AdminNZ | Mar 17, 2021 | News
Many people get told by a health professional that they need to lose weight before they can have joint replacement surgery. All too often we have found that many people are not told, or do not understand why this is important and how it will benefit them. It is...
