by Arthritis NZ | May 8, 2019 | Uncategorized
The cooler temperatures herald the first visual signs, when PapatĆ«Änuku begins her show, itâs her in the spotlight, with the changes in light colour and angle we know and expect to bring out her best.  With the change in season, are too, the daylight hours that...
by Arthritis NZ | Apr 10, 2019 | Media Releases, News, Uncategorized
A national strategy for the management and treatment of arthritis needs to be a priority for the Ministry of Health, Arthritis New Zealand today told the Health Select Committee. By 2040 one million people will have arthritis and an action plan is urgent. There is...
by Arthritis NZ | Aug 14, 2018 | Uncategorized
Arthritis New Zealand is offering a 10 week Hydrotherapy Exercise Course in Christchurch to help you manage pain and improve your mobility with arthritis. DATE: 4 September to 8 November 2018 on Tuesdays and Thursdays TIME: 4.30 pm to 5.30 pm VENUE: Burwood Hospital...
by Arthritis NZ | Nov 21, 2017 | Uncategorized
Two days ago I felt on top of the world. I had lots of energy, my pain levels were very low and I had just completed a half marathon with no negative after effects. I was quietly confident that the new medication I started three months ago was having a positive...
by Arthritis NZ | Sep 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
âAt 17 months old I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. Now at 23 years of age I have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A handful of my joints are also affected by osteoarthritis (OA). “Arthritis New Zealand supported me from an early age and in 2008 I...
by Arthritis NZ | Sep 19, 2017 | Uncategorized
Arthritis is not just an old personâs disease. Half the 624,000 Kiwis with arthritis are of working age and around one in 1000 children has arthritis. Jacob Toresen was one of them. He was just like any other active, sports-mad Kiwi kid when he was diagnosed with...
