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Many Different Kinds of Pain Everyday
This is what arthritis looks like. Arthritis is painful. The hardest part of having arthritis is reduced mobility.
Everyone is Affected by Arthritis
This is what arthritis looks like. Arthritis is painful. The hardest part of having arthritis is reduced mobility.
Flare-ups are exhausting, cause all-consuming fatigue
A flare-up is exhausting. The all-consuming fatigue is next level. Hannah struggles to brush her hair and feed herself during a bad flare-up.
Anything But Fine
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 sh*t yet look normal.
This Is How We Help
Merle has Osteoarthritis in her hands, neck and knees. She phoned Arthritis New Zealand's 0800 line to see if she could get some help.
Tackling the Myths about Arthritis
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 arthritis, making it a significant health condition and one that needs to be better understood.
‘The longest time I had to be off work was three months’
Brent was diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), also known as lupus, about 20 years ago.
‘The disease is not controlled, and I continue to slowly deteriorate’
A disease like this that takes over and sets physical and mental limits and barriers changes you and what you think of yourself.
Being a Mum with Arthritis
This is what arthritis looks like. Mum of a toddler keeps active to stay healthy and mobile.
Arthritis Makes Farm Work a Challenge
This is what arthritis looks like. Farming is a physical lifestyle, and when you've had a long busy day, you certainly know it in every bone in your body.
Palindromic Rheumatism Took Away My Active Lifestyle
This is what arthritis looks like. I had just moved to the country and became unwell with sore joints, fatigue and feeling generally awful.
Using social media to help manage rheumatoid arthritis
Briar Edmonds has turned to the popular social media platform Instagram to help her come to terms with a life-changing diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), at only 35.
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