People with less common forms of arthritis
Real life stories from people with less common forms of arthritis
My arthritis has helped me build resilience
Lucy’s new diagnosis is Seronegative Undifferentiated Spondyarthropathy, which is a type of inflammatory arthritis.
‘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.
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.
‘Being creative distracts me from the pain’
Lynne Henderson tries her best to be active and lose some weight after palindromic rheumatism took away her active lifestyle.
Vasculitis: a rare form of arthritis
Arthritis New Zealand Chief Executive Sandra Kirby urges New Zealanders to become aware of a little known condition vasculitis. “Although it is not a form of arthritis, it can be associated with many arthritic disorders. So it is a condition that concerns us, and we...