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Welcome back to Arthritis Edition! In our last blog post we discussed one of the most common conditions affecting the hands, with osteoarthritis being a leading cause of pain, stiffness, and reduced function in the joints. In this post we want to share some education regarding joint protection strategies to help alleviate unnecessary stress through the smaller, more easily irritated joints and to protect them against flare-ups. Oedema or swelling management – swelling often c

I thought it would be worthwhile talking about a condition that often becomes a little more noticeable around this time of year, the beginnings of winter, and discuss how arthritis can impact our upper limb function. It can affect our quality of life, but management strategies can be utilised to help reduce symptoms and maintain as much function as possible. There are many different classifications of arthritis, the more commonly known osteoarthritis (OA) and rheumatoid arthr

A common occurrence of pain at the elbow is on the sides of the elbow, over those bony points on the outside and inside of your arm. Pain or tenderness, more specifically on the outside point (lateral epicondyle), could potentially be caused by a condition called lateral epicondylitis or more commonly known as “tennis elbow”. The pain can often be recreated when reaching out with a straight elbow, like putting clothes on the line or grabbing that item off the top shelf. It c