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10 steps for living well with arthritis (NEW booklet)

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Ankylosing spondylitis (NEW booklet)

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Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)

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Arthritis facts

• nearly one in five Australians has arthritis. • today arthritis impacts directly on more than 3.85 million people, or 18.5 per cent of the population…and indirectly on their businesses, colleagues, friends and family • by 2050, it is projected there will be 7 million Australians with arthritis. • it costs the economy about $23.9 billion a year. Emotionally and socially, the hidden costs of arthritis are immeasurable. • arthritis is Australia’s major cause of disability and pain • it's wrong to think arthritis is just an inevitable part of getting older; it isn't! • most people diagnosed with arthritis are of working age • children get arthritis too • arthritis was declared a National Health Priority in 2002 • there are more than 100 different types of arthritis • most forms of arthritis are thought to be a reaction of the body against its own joint tissues • osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, gout and lupus are some of the most common forms of arthritis • we do know you've got to move it or lose it; rest can make pain and other symptoms much worse • there's no cure…yet • but there's a lot that can be done • and with your help we can make life for people with arthritis a whole lot better! For full report please click here Updated 5 October 2007

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Back pain (revised)

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Dealing with pain

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Feet and arthritis

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Fibromyalgia

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Glucosamine and chondroitin

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Gout

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Hands and arthritis

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Healthy eating and arthritis

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Incidence of arthritis in Australia

Incidence of arthritis in Australia • Osteoarthritis - 1 in 10 • Rheumatoid arthritis - 1 in 100 • Gout - 1 in 100 • Ankylosing Spondylitis - 1 in 200 • Juvenile arthritis - 1 in 1000 • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (lupus) - 1 in 1000 • Scleroderma - 1 in 10,000 Source: March, L (2006). Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Conditions: The clinicians’ perspective, Australia’s Health 2006, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Uploaded 19 December 2006

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Joint replacement

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Juvenile arthritis

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Lupus (SLE)

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Medicines and arthritis

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Neck pain (revised)

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Osteoarthritis (NEW booklet)

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Osteoarthritis (OA)

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Physical activity

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Polymyalgia rheumatica

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Psoriatic arthritis (NEW booklet)

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Rheumatoid arthritis (NEW booklet)

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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA)

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Reactive arthritis

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Ross river virus and Barmah Forest virus (new)

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Saving energy

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Scleroderma

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Shoulder pain

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Sjogren's syndrome

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Spondyloarthritis

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Tips for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee

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What is arthritis

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Working with your healthcare team

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