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Ankylosing Spondylitis
We Got Your Back (UHN Online Educational Module on Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Canadian Spondylitis Association (CSA)
National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (UK)
Spondylitis Association of America
Blood test Results
Positive ANA meaning (via ACR)
. For PDF leaflet,
click here
.
ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) Test (via Medline Plus)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome handout (via Oxford, NHS-UK)
(PDF file link)
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome video-John Hopkin’s (Youtube)
Fibromyalgia
Fibromyalgia (RheumInfo.com)
Fibromyalgia – including a video explanation (via Mount Sinai Hospital New York, USA)
Fibromyalgia (NHS-UK)
Fibromyalgia (BUPA-UK)
Fibromyalgia (NHS-Inform)
Chocrane.org: Fibromyalgia and Exercise
Fibroguide (via University of Michigan-needs Flash)
. For the PDF version
click here
.
General Rheumatology Patient Education Resources
Rheum Info
Arthritis Rehabilitation and Education Program – i.e. virtual “physio/OT” (via CAS-free for OHIP patients)
Canadian Arthritis Society
Managing your bone, joint or muscle pain
(Chartered society of physiotherapy-UK)
TAPMI Program
(Ontario)
Ways to manage Chronic Pain
(NHS-UK)
Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Tool (cep.health)
Ways to manage Chronic Pain
(NHS-UK)
Pain BC
Chronic Pain Australia
Versus Arthritis
Arthritis Foundation
Healthlink BC
ACR Patient Education
Simple Tasks (also via ACR)
Canadian Arthritis Patient Alliance (CAPA)
Johns Hopkins Arthritis Center
Joint Health
Patient.info (UK)
EULAR recommendations for patient education for people with inflammatory arthritis [PDF]
Gout
Gout Education (via Rheum Info)
Eating Guidelines for Gout
(Health BC)
Oxford Kidney Unit Dietary advice for managing gout Information for patients
. PDF file.
Gout Education Society
Lupus
Lupus Canada
Lupus Foundation of North America
Low back pain:
Low back pain advice sheet (PDF)
Medications
RheumInfo.com rheumatology medication section
Alberta Rheumatology medication information
Mental Health
Mental Health and Wellness
(Canada)
Every Mind Matters
(NHS-UK website)
Compassionate Mind Foundation
(UK)
Myositis
Myositis Association
Osteoarthritis
Osteoarthritis Education (via Rheum info)
Osteoarthritis information via the Canadian Arthritis Society
GLAD Canada (Osteoarthritis education program)
Osteoarthritis information via Patient.Info (UK)
A Guide for People with Hand Osteoarthritis (BC)
. PDF file.
Obesity Canada – public/patient resources
Rheuminfo.com osteoarthritis information
University of Alberta osteoarthritis FAQ
Osteoporosis
Osteoporosis Canada
Osteoporosis Canada Calcium Calculator
Osteoporosis overview (Healthlink BC)
National Osteoporosis Foundation (USA)
Pain Patient Education
Managing your bone, joint or muscle pain
(Chartered society of physiotherapy-UK)
Ways to manage Chronic Pain
(NHS-UK)
Management of Chronic Non-Cancer Pain Tool (cep.health)
TAPMI Program
(Ontario)
Ways to manage Chronic Pain
(NHS-UK)
Pain BC
Chronic Pain Australia
Pediatric Rheumatology
About Kids Health (Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto)
Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease
MotherToBaby (US Mother-Risk alternative)
Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease (ACR)
Physiotherapy resources:
Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Conditioning Program (via Orthoinfo)
. PDF file
Arthritis Rehabilitation and Education Program – i.e. virtual “physio/OT” (via Canadian Arthritis Society-free for OHIP patients)
Hand and Finger Exercises (PDF)
Arthritis of the Base of the Thumb Advice and Exercises (NHS UK)
. PDF file
Knee Physio (OrthoInfo)
TREK Physio educational resources
SimpleSet App
Hep2Go
Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology
Healthy Aging: Seniors’ Mobility Toolkit
Physio-Pedia
Raynaud’s Phenomenon
ACR patient fact sheet
(PDF file link)
Rheumatoid Arthritis
National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS-UK)
Scleroderma
Scleroderma Canada
Tendinitis/Bursitis
Rotator Cuff and Shoulder Conditioning Program (via Orthoinfo)
(PDF file link)
Shoulder Rotator cuff tendinitis
(PDF file link)
Shoulder Impingement
(PDF file link)
Pes Anserine Bursitis
(PDF file link)
Trochanteric Bursitis
(PDF file link)
De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis
(PDF link – Oxford/UK)
Tennis Elbow
(PDF link – Oxford/UK)
Golfer’s Elbow
(PDF link)
Baker’s Cyst
(PDF link)
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