Understanding your condition

Tanya DeKroo, Arthritis Health Educator & Physiotherapist 

One of the first steps in taking control of your  arthritis is to learn about the condition you've  got so finding out what type of arthritis you  have and learning about that type of arthritis  and the treatment options that are available  it's an important step in being able to self  manage your condition the good thing is is lots  of good information out there for people with  arthritis to be able to find out more about their  condition and how to manage it your local state  and territory arthritis office will have lots of  information about its seminars and webinars and  courses that they might be running in your local  area arthritis Australia has a large range of  booklets and information sheets on various types  of arthritis and your treatment options and then  my joint pain website has lots of information  in fact sheets that you can also access one of the important things to do when you've  got arthritis is to to understand that your  conditions so learning about or tracking how  you're going each day tracking how you're going over the week finding that out about  things that are working well for you learning about things that aren't working so well and  being able to make decisions about the right treatment options for you is really important  the my joint plant website helps you track your   condition and how you're progressing with your goals and your treatment options as well