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COVID-19: What Do We Know Now?
By Julie Eller, co-host of the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast In the past three months, people in our country and across the world have experienced so much change. We have worked together by staying isolated at home. We have supported our health care workers by forgoing elective medical procedures, sewing protective masks and even joining those rounds of applause we have heard in the streets. We have come together to stand as a united community, vocally advocating for those at high risk, like the immunocompromised, elderly and people of color who are disproportionately impacted by medical crises like this pandemic. Importantly, we have taken these three months to learn as much as we can ...more
Episode 14: Arthritis Pain & Surgery
Is Surgery the Answer to Arthritis Pain? - On the latest Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast By Rebecca Gillett, MS OTR/L, Podcast Host On the latest episode of the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast, we discuss arthritis pain and surgery with Dr. Alan Beyer, MD. Listen today. Living with pain from arthritis can be debilitating at times — whether it’s osteoarthritis or an autoimmune, inflammatory type of arthritis. When all your go-to treatments start to fail and the pain is too unbearable, the best option to decrease pain and improve your joint health might be surgery. But at what point should you consider surgery for your arthritis? What kind of questions should you be asking? Should you get more than one opinion? The pandemic forced most elective surgeries — including ...more
Step Therapy
I started having symptoms of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at just 14 years old. I knew something was wrong when I started having swelling in my knee. It took two years of misdiagnoses and treatments before being diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. As a teenager I went from managing my academic and social calendar to also managing an incurable chronic illness. By graduation, my arthritis had spread to over 5 joints affecting my hands, knees, ankles, and feet. As I started college, I also started weekly injections and a collegiate soccer career. I was told by many that maintaining my health and ...more
CVS Steps Up to Support the Arthritis Community During COVID-19
There’s a lot to feel uncertain about in the world right now: When will schools and businesses reopen? Will I continue to have access to my medications and health care team? When will researchers find a treatment for COVID-19? How long will it take for families and economies to recover? Despite the many questions on most of our minds, there are a few things we know for sure: 100% of people with arthritis report weekly pain that interferes with day-to-day activities. Seven in 10 arthritis patients have trouble working, including working from home. Two-thirds of people with arthritis felt depressed, ...more
May Arthritis News Roundup
The Arthritis Foundation is your trusted source for information, and we’re staying on top of the latest arthritis-related news that could affect you. Here’s what you need to know about some of the headlines from this past month. Coronavirus and Arthritis News The new coronavirus pandemic has created a new normal for us to live in and has changed the way you are able to manage your arthritis. We’re keeping you updated on the latest developments, and talking to top experts to get credible, reliable information you need to know about COVID-19 and how it may impact you and your arthritis. Find ...more
Meet Olivia Kwan: One of Our Newest Foundation Sponsored Fellows!
Right now, access to care is not always guaranteed for arthritis patients, and the problem is even worse for children living with juvenile arthritis. A child with arthritis currently travels an average of 57 miles to be seen by a pediatric rheumatologist. The Arthritis Foundation has been working to help close the gap on the nation’s rheumatologist shortage through our fellowship initiative. In 2018 we announced five fellowship awards; one of those grants was offered to the Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University Health, which recently announced their fellowship has been awarded to Dr. Olivia Kwan. Dr. Kwan earned her ...more
Survive & Thrive: Together in Isolation
It’s game on for Rob Gronkowski and Matt Iseman on the Live Yes! With Arthritis Podcast. This was not your typical discussion about chronic pain and arthritis. There was laughing. There were singing and dancing. There was even juggling. It was just what we needed to cut through the isolation of the new coronavirus world. Former pro football player Rob Gronkowski – known by fans as “Gronk” – teamed up with Matt Iseman, host of American Ninja Warrior and a longtime friend of the Arthritis Foundation who has rheumatoid arthritis, to share their stories and some laughs on the Live Yes! ...more
Gerica's Tips for the "New" Normal
By now, those of you reading this are likely experiencing a shelter-in-place order, school cancellations, or other social distancing situations in your own communities due to the COVID-19 global pandemic. Here in California, our state is under a statewide shelter-in-place directive and I am on week 2 of 4 with my children’s schools transitioning to “distance learning”. Some districts in our area have already announced this will continue for the remainder of the school year. If you are anything like me, this sudden and massive change has rocked your family unit and you are trying to navigate the unfamiliar. Two weeks ...more