Call to combine gout and diabetes testing
Arthritis New Zealand has joined forces with Diabetes New Zealand to call for uric acid testing for gout to be included alongside blood sugar tests.
High levels of uric acid in the blood can cause painful gout attacks and lead to long term joint damage and disability if left untreated. Gout is more common in New Zealand than anywhere else in the world with very high rates in Māori and Pacific men. The disease is closely associated with diabetes and heart disease.
Volunteers wanted for gout app study
Gout study: We want to find out which mobile phone apps for gout are the most engaging, effective and fun for patients to use.
Dominic talks about having Ankylosing Spondylitis
While preparing for a live performance, a poet reflects on his losing battle with a degenerative bone disease. #Losing is a portrait of an artist in conflict: conflict with himself. Dominic Hoey, formerly known as rapper Tourettes, is battling an incurable bone...
Health system hardly the ‘envy of the world’ for people with arthritis
On the contrary, Kiwis with arthritis envy patients in other countries, says Arthritis New Zealand’s CEO Sandra Kirby. Health Minister Jonathan Coleman said on Tuesday that our health system is the envy of the world and performing well compared with other countries....
The Rethink Pain Workshop (Whakatane)
The Rethink Pain Workshop (Whakatane) Running each fortnight, each event is a standalone session that requires RSVP booking to secure your place. The event is run by the Whakatane Hospital and the Disability Resource Centre in Whakatane
Help us with our ongoing campaigning for accessible packaging this election year
The ability to open packaging easily is an ongoing challenge for people with arthritis. We frequently have stories shared with us. It is clear that there are difficulties across a range of products and with different kinds of packaging. We know there are particular difficulties with tear open packaging, milk containers, medication and tight lids on jars.
2017: Time to speak up about arthritis during election year!
We are preparing for election year and asking all of our supporters to join us in working to make arthritis a major health issue for current and aspiring politicians. We know the facts: 624,000 adults have a diagnosis of arthritis in New Zealand ( Ministry of Health...
AGM registration information
Attn: Arthritis New Zealand members As members of Arthritis New Zealand one of our rights, and responsibilities, is the ability to nominate and vote for members of the Governing Body. I am fortunate that our current Governing Body is of a very high calibre– and that...
Lupus: Finding a new normal
Imagine at 19 years of age being told you have Lupus. You may feel some relief that your years of pain and confusion now have a name. That was Helen’s first thought. For her diagnosis mean treatment from the pain, tremors, pins and needles in her limbs, but to the...
Cyclist Tim keeps moving – in spite of arthritis
Tim Neal lives with osteoarthritis and has endured several major operations on his joints. But that won’t stop him competing next month in the Le Mans Pearl Izumi 24 hour cycling race in France and raising money for Arthritis New Zealand. Tim was first diagnosed with...