Three steps you can take today to live well with arthritis

There are more than 200 conditions affecting the bones, muscles and joints. With so many different types of arthritis affecting millions of people in the UK, it’s safe to say there's no ‘one size fits all’ answer to the question, ‘how do you live well with arthritis?’ However, living free of pain and symptoms, and being able to keep on doing the things you enjoy in life, would inevitably appear at the top of anyone’s list. Professor Janet Lord is Director of the MRC-Arthritis Research UK Centre for Musculoskeletal Ageing Research in Birmingham and a renowned expert in living well as we grow older. We asked her to share with us what action she’d advise people with arthritis to take to manage their symptoms and live well. Professor Lord says: "My definition of living well is being able to get as much out of life as you want. Though medication alone can help some people with arthritis to achieve this, for many others it also requires them to be bold and actively make lifestyle changes that allow them to carry on getting what they want out of life. "As researchers we have a responsibility to translate our clinical findings into practical advice which can help people with arthritis to take control of their condition, rather than feeling controlled by it. Every day people with arthritis are making their voices heard, demanding solutions from healthcare professionals and researchers like me, and rightly so. "Though extensive research is t...
Source: Arthritis Research UK - Category: Rheumatology Source Type: news