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Digital Health Technologies to Assist Young People with Persistent Musculoskeletal Pain
Researchers: Professor Helen Slater, Dr Jared Campbell, Professor Jennifer Stinson, Ms Megan Burley, Professor Andrew Briggs Partners: MOVE muscle, bone & joint health; Arthritis and Osteoporosis Western Australia and the School of Physiotherapy and Exercise Science, C
Healthy, Wealthy and Wise - Kalgoorlie Seminar
Our recent Healthy Wealthy and Wise Seminar held at the Kalgoorlie Hospital on 11 October was very well received by supporters and members of the public from the Goldfields region. Executive Director Ric Forlano said “it is always a pleasure to meet and thank our regional supporters in person
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,' (their last day of school) is an amazing effort, considering they are a smaller school in a semi-rural area (Mundijong) with a Ye
A breakthrough treatment for osteoarthritis could delay the need for hip and knee replacements
Sue Dunlevy, National Health Reporter, News Corp Australia Network September 10, 2017 12:30am IT’S being billed as the first blockbuster drug since anti-cholesterol pills. And more than three million Australians — including the nation’s top sports stars who are crippled by pain
Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA Research Scholarship in Bone and Mineral Endocrinology
Scholarship Opportunity Arthritis & Osteoporosis WA is an organisation established to reduce the incidence and disabling effects of arthritis, osteoporosis and related conditions in the people of Western Australia. Together, The University of Western Australia and Arthritis & Osteoporosis W
Should you 'push through pain' when you exercise?
Exercise is very important but when physical activity also comes with its fair share of aches and pains, how do you know when to push through the 'good pain' and when to stop? Discomfort versus pain Carly Ryan, Exercise Physiologist at Exercise and Sports Science Australia, says it is important to
Check iron levels before supplementing
Megan Haggan 02/05/2017 Experts are warning that the signs of iron overload are similar to the signs of low iron. Haemochromatosis Australia and the Dietitians Association of Australia are urging Australians to have their iron levels checked before starting supplementation due to the similarity.
Frequency, presentation, and outcome of Takayasu arteritis in Western Australia
Makin, K., Isbel, M. and Nossent, J. Takayasu arteritis (TA) is a rare type of vasculitis, a group of conditions characterised by blood vessel inflammation. In TA, the inflammation damages the large arteries, mainly the aorta - the large artery that carries blood from your heart to the rest o
Need to Improve Care for Patients with Chronic Conditions
The latest data on patient experiences from the Australian Bureau of Statistics ABS) show more work is needed to provide seamless care for people with chronic conditions. It includes data from people that accessed health services in the previous 12 months, as well as from those who did not, a
Why do we fall over when we get older?
As the world's population lives longer, the significance of osteoporosis and fractures increases. In Australia, it is estimated that 4.74 million Australians aged over 50 have osteoporosis, osteopenia (less sevre than osteoporosis) or poor bone health. By 2022, it's estimated this will increase to
Camp Freedom Coordinator Goes to Eular 2016
By Kerry Mace, Camp Freedom Coordinator 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 nations. In June this year, I had the honour of travelling
Disease Specific Self-Management Programs
What is self-management? These days there are many definitions of the term self-management. Arthritis and Osteoporosis WA (AOWA) believes that the definiton that coined the phrase in 1976 is still as relevant today as it was when it appeared in an article on asthma self-cate by pediatrician Dr Thoma