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]

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 

Ankylosing Spondylitis

• We Got Your Back (UHN Online Educational Module on Ankylosing Spondylitis)
• Canadian Spondylitis Association (CSA)
• National Ankylosing Spondylitis Society (UK)

Rheumatoid Arthritis

• National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS-UK) 

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

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. 

Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease

• MotherToBaby (US Mother-Risk alternative)
• Pregnancy and Rheumatic Disease (ACR)

Pediatric Rheumatology

• About Kids Health (Sick Kids Hospital, Toronto)

Lupus

• Lupus Canada
• Lupus Foundation of North America

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

Osteoporosis

• Osteoporosis Canada
• Osteoporosis Canada Calcium Calculator
• Osteoporosis overview (Healthlink BC)
• National Osteoporosis Foundation (USA)

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

Blood test Results 

• Positive ANA meaning (via ACR). For PDF leaflet, click here.
• ANA (Antinuclear Antibody) Test (via Medline Plus)​​

Mental Health

• Mental Health and Wellness (Canada)
• Every Mind Matters (NHS-UK website)
• Compassionate Mind Foundation (UK)

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

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome handout (via Oxford, NHS-UK) (PDF file link)
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome video-John Hopkin’s (Youtube)