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  • What is arthritis?
    • Understanding arthritis
    • Types of arthritis
    • Areas of the body
      • Knees
      • Hips
      • Back pain
      • Wrists & hands
      • Ankles & feet
      • Shoulders
      • Neck
    • Fast facts
  • Managing arthritis
    • Consumer information regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)
      • Practical Tips for people with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) and other autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD) in the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) pandemic
      • Information about the Tocilizumab (Actemra®) Shortage
      • ARA COVID-19 Vaccination for People with autoimmune inflammatory rheumatic diseases (AIRD)
      • How will I get my COVID-19 vaccine?
      • COVID-19 Symptom Checker
      • COVID-19 support line for Senior Australians
      • Being medicinewise during COVID-19
      • EULAR: Rheumatic Musculoskeletal Diseases and COVID-19 Repository for Patients
    • Living with arthritis
      • 10 steps for living well with arthritis
      • Managing at home
      • Dealing with pain
      • Emotions
      • Physical activity and exercise
        • Strength training
        • Water exercise
        • Tai chi
        • Exercise and fibromyalgia
        • Exercise and RA
      • Healthy eating
        • Gout and diet
      • Sex and arthritis
      • Pregnancy
      • Fatigue and arthritis
      • Flares Action Plan
      • Rheumatoid arthritis roadmap
      • Psoriatic arthritis roadmap
      • Ankylosing spondylitis roadmap
      • Complementary treatments and therapies
        • Fish Oils
        • Glucosamine and chondroitin
        • Massage
      • Caring and arthritis
    • Medical management
      • Medicines overview
        • Analgesics (simple pain relievers)
        • Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
        • Opioids
        • Corticosteroids
        • Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
        • Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs)
      • Medication search
      • Working with your healthcare team
      • Blood and pathology tests for arthritis
      • Vaccinations in Rheumatology
      • Surgery for arthritis
      • Biological disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (bDMARDS) Program
      • Low-dose methotrexate action plan​
    • Children and arthritis
      • Finding out your child has arthritis
      • Managing JIA
      • Living with JIA
      • Teacher's guide to JIA
      • Practical tips for JIA
      • Chronic pain
      • Good sleep habits
      • Uveitis in JIA
    • Young adults with arthritis
  • Get support
    • Arthritis Infoline: 1800 011 041
    • Find support near you
    • Find a health professional
    • Our websites
    • Resources
      • Information Sheets
      • Resource links
        • Requesting a link to the Arthritis Australia website
      • Booklets
        • Order booklets
      • Videos
        • Inflammatory arthritis
        • Rheumatoid Arthritis
        • Ankylosing Spondylitis
        • Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis explained
        • A Young Woman's Journey
        • Psoriatic Arthritis
        • Be Quick
        • Giant Cell Arteritis
        • Self-injecting methotrexate
      • What is My Health Record?
    • Your stories
  • Get involved
    • Donate & fundraise
      • Make a donation
      • NEW GiveGet
      • Fundraise
      • Workplace giving
      • Donate to research
      • Bequests
      • Honours & memorials
    • Keep up-to-date
    • Partner with us
    • Share your #WrapRage
  • Programs & Research
    • Advocacy & policy
      • Submissions
      • Our #1in7withArthritis Campaign
      • Position statements
      • Arthritis Australia launches National Strategic Action Plan for Arthritis
      • Reports
    • Accessible Design Division
    • National Research Program
      • Our grants
      • On offer for 2023
        • Fellowships
        • Overseas awards
        • Scholarships
        • Project Grants, Private Practice Project Grant & Grants in Aid
      • Key dates & how to apply
      • Why invest in research
      • Researching our research
      • Explore Our Research
        • Explore 2019 Research
        • Explore 2018 Research
        • Explore 2017 Research
        • Explore 2016 Research
        • Explore 2015 Research
      • National Research Grant Recipients
      • Arthritis Research SNAPSHOT
    • Join a research study
      • Current Research Studies
      • Promoting your research study
      • Past research studies
      • Other clinical trial resources
      • Share your story - Research Australia Project
  • HCPs
    • General practitioners (GPs)
    • Nurses
    • Allied health professionals
    • Pharmacists
  • About us
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    • Board and committees
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    • Annual reports
    • Our Supporters
    • Corporate Supporters
    • Careers
  • News & media
    • Latest news
      • Arthritis Australia thanks Health Minister Hunt for his years of support for the millions of Australians living with arthritis
    • Arthritis Australia e-newsletter
  • Contact us
  • Accessible Design Division
    • What is accessible design?
    • Consumer accessibility information
      • Introduction to Easy to Open & Ease of Use Programs
      • That’s a Wrap: The Best and Worst Packaging
        • That’s a Wrap: The Best and Worst Packaging of 2021
        • That’s a Wrap: The Best and Worst Packaging of 2020
        • That’s a Wrap: The Best and Worst Packaging 2019
        • That’s a Wrap: The Best and Worst Packaging 2018
      • Ease of Use Certified products
      • Easy to Open Certified packaging
      • Improving packaging for you
      • Packaging Feedback Form
      • Product Feedback Form
    • Resources for industry
      • PIDA - Accessible Packaging Design Special Award 2022
        • PIDA Accessible Packaging Design Special Award 2020 - Winner
        • PIDA Accessible Packaging Design Special Award 2019 - Winner
      • Investing in accessible design
        • A consumer perspective on hard-to-open packaging
        • Case study - SPC ProVital
        • Case study – Kellogg’s portion-controlled cereal range
      • Guidelines & research
      • Testing and consultation services
        • Initial Scientific Review (ISR)
        • Easy to Open (ETO) & Ease of Use (EOU)
        • Other testing and consultation services
      • Case Studies - Making packaging easy to open
      • Receiving a Packaging Accessibility Rating for the health system
      • In the media
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