One of the best hip replacement recovery exercises I did was to walk on a treadmill. My all-time favourite physiotherapist, Anne, started me off on “#601 – Hip Replacement Recovery Tip 1”
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#588 – How To Get Things Done, Even with RA
Living with a chronic debilitating disease such as RA (rheumatoid arthritis), you still need to get things done. Taking care of daily living tasks can “#588 – How To Get Things Done, Even with RA”
Guidelines or Rules to Help You Live with RA
Guidelines or rules? How do you wish to live your life with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? With the diagnosis of a chronic illness such as RA, “Guidelines or Rules to Help You Live with RA”
#543 – Give Your Hands a Rest
If you don’t have resting splints, you can improvise with some rolled-up face cloths or hand towels. Do it while you’re watching a movie or when “#543 – Give Your Hands a Rest”
Managing your RA Pain and Discomfort at the Dentist
Is the fear (stress) of more pain and discomfort than you already have from your RA keeping you out of your dentist’s chair? Do you “Managing your RA Pain and Discomfort at the Dentist”
#382 – Exhaling the Pain
Over the last few years, I’ve been involved in a few mishaps – car accident, falls and broken bones. I noticed that I would hold “#382 – Exhaling the Pain”
Get Well Soon
It arrived in the mail; so rare in this age of email, Twitter and Facebook. It had the heft and shape of a card, which it “Get Well Soon”
#333 – Pain, Pain, Go Away!
I often hear people tell me, “It’s just stress.” Well, there’s nothing just about it. When you are stressed, your brain receives signals indicating that you “#333 – Pain, Pain, Go Away!”
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do
Something unpleasant, unfortunate or horrific happens – an accident, a dire diagnosis, job loss or even a death of a friend or family member. You “What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do”
#17 – Exercise
If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it. This adage is markedly true when you have rheumatoid arthritis. But what do you do when your “#17 – Exercise”
#5 – Cortisone Injection
Are you wondering what lies beneath this band-aid on my shoulder? A teeny needle prick. My rheumatologist injected a shot of cortisone into my joint. “#5 – Cortisone Injection”
Climate Control – My Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis
I have rheumatoid arthritis. And I’ve had it for far longer than I’ve not had it. A recent full-blown flare-up reminded me how fortunate I “Climate Control – My Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis”