How do you manage stress? How Do You Manage Stress? Learning to Cope with Life, Chronic Pain, and Everyday Challenges Stress is a part of everyday life. We cannot always control what happens around us, but we can learn healthier ways to manage how we respond to it. Let’s face it. Life can be stressful!... Continue Reading →
Understanding the Global Impact of Arthritis in Adults and Children Arthritis affects millions of people around the world, yet it remains one of the most misunderstood health conditions. Many people still associate arthritis with getting older, but the reality is that arthritis can affect anyone, including young adults, teenagers, and even very young children. Behind... Continue Reading →
Arthritis is more than joint pain. It can affect mobility, sleep, energy, independence, and quality of life. Many people live with invisible symptoms that others may not understand. This World Arthritis Day, let’s continue raising awareness, advocating for earlier diagnosis, supporting research, and reminding those living with arthritis and related conditions that they are not alone.
Living with chronic pain is challenging on even the best of days. Whether you live with osteoarthritis, avascular necrosis, spondylosis, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, or another bone, joint, or chronic pain condition, every day requires strength that many people never see. Now add everything else. Maybe you’re an advocate raising awareness. Perhaps you’re a volunteer, a... Continue Reading →
Living With Osteonecrosis: My Story & Why I Advocate Today is Rare Disease Awareness Day, and for me, this is deeply personal. I live with osteonecrosis in my knee — a condition that changed the entire course of my life. But my journey with chronic pain didn’t start there. I was first diagnosed with osteoarthritis... Continue Reading →
My Journey with Osteoarthritis This is just part of my story—my honest experience living with osteoarthritis. For over 30 years, I’ve endured the ups and downs of joint pain and stiffness in my knees, hands, and spine. The pain can come and go unexpectedly, but what’s truly the hardest to manage is the stiffness. Sitting... Continue Reading →
Do achy joints plague you during the coldest months? Does it seem like your knees, hips, and ankles feel sore whenever snow is falling? It’s not your imagination! Winter weather—particularly cold—can cause slow, achy joints, making it hard to get moving. If you’re looking for winter joint pain relief, here are eight tips to help... Continue Reading →
Understanding more about the underlying causes of pain can help improve treatments and alleviate suffering Each September, pain specialists and advocates across the country raise awareness about issues related to chronic pain during National Pain Awareness Month. Did you know that chronic pain affects more than 100 million Americans. that's 1/3 of the USA population... Continue Reading →
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