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Managing arthritis

Although there is no cure for most types of arthritis, there are many ways to take control and live well with your condition. Understanding your treatment options, taking an active role in making decisions about managing your arthritis and seeking the support you need  will put you on the path to living well with arthritis.

  • Living with arthritis

    Having arthritis doesn’t mean you have to miss out on doing the things you love. Although arthritis can be difficult to live with, there are many simple measures that can help anyone with arthritis manage their symptoms and cope with daily life.

  • Medical management

    There are many medical treatments to relieve pain and stiffness and slow the development of your arthritis. Work with you healthcare team to find a combination of treatments that best suits you and your type of arthritis.

  • Children and arthritis

    Arthritis can happen at any age. Here, you can find management and treatment information specifically created for the more than 6,000 Australian children living with arthritis today.

  • Young adults with arthritis

    Finding out you have arthritis when you are young can be confusing and frightening. You may have thought that only older people were affected by arthritis, but there are different types of arthritis some of which can affect people of any age, even children and teenagers.

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  • What is arthritis?
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      • Shoulders
      • Neck
    • Fast facts
  • Managing arthritis
    • 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
      • 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)
        • Corticosteroids
        • Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (DMARDs)
        • Biologic disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs (bDMARDs)
      • Medication search
      • Working with your healthcare team
      • Blood tests for arthritis
      • Surgery for arthritis
    • 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
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        • Rheumatoid Arthritis
        • Ankylosing Spondylitis
        • Non-radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis
        • Psoriatic Arthritis
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        • Self-injecting methotrexate
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        • Case study - SPC ProVital
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