by AdminNZ | Oct 15, 2020 | News, People with osteoarthritis
This Is What Arthritis Looks Like Arthritis is painful. The hardest part of having Arthritis is reduced mobility. Cathie (56) was diagnosed with Osteoarthritis in the knees at the age of 45 and said she often feels depressed because she can’t do the things she...
by AdminNZ | Oct 14, 2020 | News, People with psoriatic arthritis
This is What Arthritis Looks Like Hannah is only 39 years old and has trouble accepting her Psoriatic Arthritis diagnosis because she feels too young and fit to have Arthritis. This is a real misconception about Arthritis! It does not only affect people over 65 years...
by AdminNZ | Oct 13, 2020 | News, People with rheumatoid arthritis
This is What Arthritis Looks Like “Arthritis is a debilitating yet mainly invisible disease that robs you of so much in life. It is so hard to explain to people that you feel like shit yet look normal.” You say ‘I am fine’ all the time when really you are anything but...
by AdminNZ | Oct 12, 2020 | News, People with osteoarthritis
This is What Arthritis Looks Like Merle Edwards is an 83-year-old widow who lives in Auckland. After her brother had a bad fall, Merle developed a fear of going walking, doing gardening, attending dancing classes, and anything that posed a risk of a fall. Merle has...
by AdminNZ | Oct 12, 2020 | Media Releases, News
Monday, October 12th is World Arthritis Day. A day that Arthritis New Zealand is using to tackle some myths about arthritis- myths that contribute to significant misunderstanding of the condition. Currently, over 700,000 people in New Zealand are affected by...
by AdminNZ | Oct 11, 2020 | News, People with Lupus SLE
This is What Arthritis Looks Like Brent is a painter and decorator who sometimes has to take extended sick leave because of his lupus. “The longest time I had to be off work was three months,” he says. Fortunately, Brent has a very supportive employer who...
