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October 2021 Arthritis News Roundup
The Arthritis Foundation is your trusted source for arthritis-related news and COVID updates that affect people with arthritis. Here’s a wrap-up of the headlines from this past month. The latest in COVID-19 News & Arthritis FDA Committee Greenlights COVID Vaccines for Young Kids The Vaccine and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted by a majority to authorize the emergency use of Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID vaccine for children ages 5 through 11. Read the latest. FDA Authorizes Boosters for Moderna and J & J, Allows Mixing The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized booster doses for the Moderna and Johnson ...more
A New and Better You With Mind Body Stress Reduction
By Lauren Brooke Have you ever desired to transport your mind’s energy to a state of calmness and tranquility? If you answered yes, then MBSR might be the right journey for you to embark upon. MBSR stands for mind body stress reduction, and as a participant, I can say it certainly is. The MBSR course, originally developed at the University of Massachusetts Medical Center in the 1970s by professor Jon Kabat-Zinn, is designed for participants to become aware of the mind-body connection and through the various practices to become mindful. As you explore breath work, meditation and mindful body movements, you ...more
Vim Champion: Tiffany Coffman
As an arthritis patient and longtime Arthritis Foundation volunteer, Tiffany has found ways to give back — and to encourage others. She also recommends trying the new Vim app. By Tiffany Coffman, Denver, Colorado I’ve raised two children with arthritis and battle four kinds of the disease myself. I take 36 pills a day, from my prescribed disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) to over-the-counter pain meds. Honestly, it’s been tough at times, but we’ve gotten through it all, thanks in large part to the many friends we’ve made in the arthritis community over the past 15 years. I became a passionate volunteer for ...more
September 2021 Arthritis News Roundup
The Arthritis Foundation is your trusted source for arthritis-related news and COVID updates that affect people with arthritis. Here’s a wrap-up of the headlines from this past month. The Latest in COVID-19 News and Arthritis WHO Monitors New ‘Mu’ COVID-19 Variant The World Health Organization is monitoring a new coronavirus variant called “mu,” which the agency says has mutations that have the potential to evade immunity provided by a previous COVID-19 infection or vaccination. Get details here. NIH to Study COVID Vaccine Booster in Autoimmune Patients The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases has begun a phase 2 trial to assess the antibody response to a booster dose ...more
Natalie Decker
娜塔莉·德克尔是一名慢性力量冠军，这意味着她不仅能控制自己的疼痛——她还能反击。阅读下面的文章，了解娜塔莉是如何战胜类风湿关节炎的。在我生命的大部分时间里，我知道两件事:1)我一直想成为一名纳斯卡赛车手;2)生下来就患有幼年类风湿性关节炎(JRA)并不会阻止我追求充实、积极的生活。Now, at the age of 24, I can happily say I’ve followed through on my commitments to both, as one of the top young drivers on the NASCAR scene and ...more
King of the Hill in Fighting Chronic Pain
海伦·金是关节炎基金会的长期志愿者，她在当地(宾夕法尼亚东部和新泽西南部)抗击关节炎方面产生了重大影响，也是我们国家董事会的新成员。在这里，她谈到了基金会的疼痛管理策略。去年春天，当有人问我是否有兴趣加入关节炎基金会的全国董事会时，我感到非常惊喜。我是。去年夏天，我被董事会全体成员投票选出。这是我的荣幸，在志愿为……more
Travis Salmon
Travis Salmon is a Chronic Strength Champion, which means he doesn’t just take control of his pain — he battles back. Read to learn how Travis has found ways to overcome his osteoarthritis. In my late 20s, I was unexpectedly diagnosed with end-stage osteoarthritis (OA) in my ankle — and told that, at some point, I’d need to have my ankle fused. Fresh out of law school and still playing basketball multiple times per week, the news came as a total shock. As a former college athlete, I was devastated that I might never be able to shoot hoops with my ...more
Yoga: So Much More Than Just Movement
作者:Rebecca Gillett, MS OTR/L, Live Yes!关节炎播客的联合主持人9月是疼痛意识月，在这期播客中，正心运动第二部分:瑜伽，我们将探索保持身体运动的方法，以防止关节炎疼痛限制我们的生活。在上节课中，我们关注了正念运动和太极。这一次，我们将深入到瑜伽和关节炎的正念运动。当你患有关节炎时，你可能会想:“关节痛，我不可能做那些姿势。”瑜伽会让我更疼的!”我刚被确诊时也是这种感觉。我有……more