Youth Archives - Arthritis WA

Researchers at Curtin University are exploring ways to support young people manage their pain and mental wellbeing with digital solutions

If you are aged 16-24 yrs, living in Australia, and experience pain that has lasted for more than 3 months, we want to hear from… Read More

Defining the burden of disease for patients with Juvenile Arthritis in Western Australia – an ongoing study

By Prof Hans Nossent MD, PhD, FRACP Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the umbrella term for the various types of chronic arthritis in children. JIA… Read More

AOWA and UWA study finds JIA camps enhances wellbeing, resilience, and social connection

By Hannah Raye, UWA Final Year Medical Student and Project Officer Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA (AOWA) have organised and run Juvenile Arthritis Camps for children… Read More

New Parliamentary Inquiry into Childhood Rheumatic Diseases

Arthritis & Osteoporosis WA is urging JIA families to respond to this inquiry as this is your opportuity to give feedback on how the health… Read More

Children and families with arthritis struggle with high out of pocket costs

Arthritis Australia is calling for more affordable access to health services for children with juvenile arthritis, as a parliamentary inquiry today looks into the impacts… Read More

An Australian Living Guideline for the Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Invitation for Public Submissions: An Australian Living Guideline for the Management of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (Draft) Organisations and members of the public with an interest… Read More

Bone and Joint Literacy in the Australian Curriculum

A recent mapping of the Australian K-10 curriculum revealed there is scant reference to the concepts underpinning the achievement of the knowledge, understanding and skills… Read More

Navigating JIA with Confidence: The Taking Charge Online Program for Teens

Facing daily challenges is common for teenagers with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and trying to find reliable information and resources to assist them, can be… Read More

Camp 2020

To say that 2020 was a challenging, unusual, and different year is an understatement. Unfortunately, we had to cancel Camp Stretch in April and the… Read More

Yoga promotes wellbeing of teens with chronic pain

Yoga is a comprehensive system of philosophy and lifestyle practices that can be incorporated into daily life activities. Yoga is becoming increasingly popular in Western… Read More

Juvenile Arthritis is a childhood missed

Sixteen-year-old Macy Vaz has spent most of her life in crippling pain. Diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis in her left ankle and left knee when she… Read More

Kids get arthritis too!

Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, otherwise known as JIA, is a condition affecting children and adolescents starting at an age less than 16 years old, of uncertain… Read More

Digital health technologies could help young people with musculoskeletal pain: so why aren’t we using them?

Media release: 14 June 2018 With digital device usage approaching 100% in the millennial generation, recent research from Curtin University shows that digital strategies could… Read More

Hydrotherapy program eases pain for children with arthritis

Arthritis & Osteoporosis WA’s Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) Hydrotherapy program for school-aged children was introduced in 2017 and has enjoyed large class numbers since this… Read More

“Oh Mummy, you look as though you’ve been ironed…!”

Abbey was born a new parents dream; she ticked all the boxes, was meeting her milestones, was happy, crawled and was walking by 12 months.… Read More

Camp Stretch: A new beginning for children with Ehlers Danlos and Joint Hypermobility

This year marked the beginning of AOWA's new Camp Stretch, specifically for children with Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS) and Joint Hypermobility. The inaugural Camp Stretch… Read More

Camp Freedom coordinator goes to Eular 2016

The Eurpoean League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) is the organisation which represents people with arthritis/rheumatism, health professionals and scientific societies of rheumatology of all the European… Read More

Bone and Joint School Initiative

Telethon is funding the development and implementation of a website to complement the current Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA website. It will focus on assisting families… Read More

Younger Australians hit hard by arthritis

MEDIA RELEASE: 12 October 2015, SYDNEY New online resource, EMPOWERED, launched on World Arthritis Day to help people with arthritis better manage their condition. The vast… Read More

Painful Transitions Report 2016

This report seeks to inform Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria, Arthritis and Osteoporosis Western Australia and other relevant agencies about the experiences of 16-24 year old Australians with… Read More

Digital health technologies to assist young people with persistent musculoskeletal pain

The aim of this project was to identify, appraise and synthesise insights from users (collectively referring to both end-users and implementers) about the characteristics of… Read More

Kids helping kids with arthritis

Year 12 students from Serpentine Jarrahdale Grammar School raised an outstanding total of $1,449.30 in just one day! The money raised on 'Muck Up Day,'… Read More

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