WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT OSTEOARTHRITIS?

Diary, Life in Australia, Old Age 1 Minute

What can I do?
See your doctor for treatment and advice. Your doctor will help you get the right treatment to manage your symptoms. See the Working with your healthcare team information sheet.

Learn about OA and play an active role in your treatment. Not all information you read or hear about is trustworthy so always talk to your doctor or healthcare team about treatments you are thinking about trying. Reliable sources of further information are also listed in the section below. Self management courses aim to help you develop skills to be actively involved in your healthcare. Contact your local Arthritis Office for details of these courses.

Learn ways to manage pain. See the Dealing with Pain information sheet.

Stay active. Exercise is strongly recommended for people with OA. It keeps your joints and muscles healthy and flexible and prevents other health problems. You may find it useful to see a physiotherapist or other health professional for advice. See the Physical activity and Working with your healthcare team information sheets.

Have a healthy diet. There is no diet that will cure OA but a diet aimed at maintaining an ideal body weight is recommended. See the Healthy Eating information sheet.

THE ABOVE IS FROM A HEALTHCARE SHEET THAT PETER FOUND ON THE INTERNET.

I have always known that staying active is important. And I have always known that I should not weigh too much.

On both fronts I find it somewhat challenging to stay on top of it at all times. At the moment I still try to reduce my weight after too many indulgences since Christmastime. To keep active can be quite a challenge as well. However, I am determined to try again!

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Auntie, Sister. Grandmother, Great-Grandmother, Mother and Wife of German Descent I've lived in Australia since 1959 together with my husband Peter. We have four children, eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. I started blogging because I wanted to publish some of my childhood memories. I am blogging now also some of my other memories. I like to publish some photos too as well as a little bit of a diary from the present time. Occasionally I publish a story with a bit of fiction in it. Peter, my husband, is publishing some of his stories under berlioz1935.wordpress.com

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2 thoughts on “WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT OSTEOARTHRITIS?”

    1. You are right, dear Catterel, Peter is very supportive and a good guy. No doubt about it. On the other hand he likes to indulge in food that I rather would go without. It is sometimes difficult for me to refrain from indulging in the kind of ‘very tasty junk food’ that he likes to have on a daily basis. And he seldom likes the kind of ‘health food’ that I like to eat! So it really is up to me to be persistent and walk off the calories. 🙂

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