Challenging Arthritis

One of the lay-led self-management health initiatives in England, under the Expert Patient Programmes, which was started in 1994 and is still active.

Goals
• Pain management
• Medication: Assesses treatment or alternative therapy
• Exercise: Why and “How to”
• Communication skills: Explaining feelings and your needs
• Emotional support
• Action plan: Setting one’s own action plan and working towards personal goals

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Sonia, who also has osteoarthritis, said: "I did the Challenging Arthritis course.

Arthritis slows me down . . but won't stop me; Living with arthritis can be difficult to cope with, especially if you have a young family. BEN KENYON specks to one women who has been diagnosed with the illness

The Challenging Arthritis self-help sessions will take place at the Campanile Hotel, Wigston Road, Woodway Park, every Tuesday from February 17.

Help for arthritis sufferers

The Challenging Arthritis course is run by the charity Arthritis Care and is designed specifically for people who have any form of the condition.

North City News: Arthritis relief on offer; KINGSTANDING

Challenging Arthritis is a six-week self-help course where sufferers are being encouraged to take control of the disease.

Help is on the way

The 200 people in the West Midlands who have taken part in the Challenging Arthritis Self-Management Programme are among the thousands across Britain who are being labelled Expert Patients by the medical establishment.

The results of the Challenging Arthritis course are remarkable.

Health: Making patients the experts

Challenging Arthritis is a free six-week course, with 2% hours learning each week, at the Ken Marriott Leisure Centre in Bruce Williams Way, Rugby from October 12.

Free course aims to ease all the strains of arthritis

A six-week Challenging Arthritis course starts at Wesley Methodist Church, Durham Road, from Tuesday, April 4.

Gateshead

As secretary of Arthritis Care's Coventry branch, and a local leader of the charity's Challenging Arthritis courses, she hopes to encourage people to see that they too can prevent the condition from totally ruling their lives.

Meet the city's own bionic woman!; ONE OF BRIDGET BATEMAN'S LEGS HAS BEEN PRACTICALLY REPLACED WITH TITANIUM - THE OTHER HAS A NEW HIP AND KNEE .

The charity's Challenging Arthritis course will take place at St James's Parish Rooms in Knoll Drive, Styvechale, starting on Tuesday, March 20, at 2pm.

Advice for sufferers

Bridget Bateman is holding the Challenging Arthritis course at St James Parish Rooms, in Knoll Drive, Styvechale.

Course bid to ease burden of arthritis

Mrs Bateman is a leader of the Challenging Arthritis course run by the Coventry branch of the Arthritis Care charity.