True stories
Versus Arthritis made all the difference in the world to my daughter Abigail who has juvenile idiopathic arthritis, highlights Sarah Voice
Our youngest child, James, first displayed symptoms of arthritis in his knees when he was two and a half years old and was diagnosed with oligoarthritis, the most common type of juvenile idiopathic arthritis. Continue reading
Within a few weeks of starting Reiki, Andy Chrysostomou’s spondylosis symptoms vastly improved
I was diagnosed with severe spondylosis of the spine in 1997, a form of chronic arthritis that was causing narrowing of the vertebrae at the top and bottom of my spine, putting pressure on the nerves causing extreme pain and greatly reduced mobility. Continue reading
Understanding what I face allows me to have the healthiest future I can, explains Katharine Hough
I was in my second year at university when I began to faint frequently. My hair was falling out, I was constantly tired and I didn’t feel like myself. My mum thought that these rather general symptoms were down to my university lifestyle. Continue reading
Yoga, art and my allotment give me the courage to keep mobile despite my rheumatoid arthritis, reveals Claire Redwood
Six years ago when I was in my forties I had a horrible virus – some kind of flu. My joints ached terribly, especially my neck which was so painful that I felt I couldn’t support my head. We were on holiday with our children and I kept needing to lie down to relieve my neck. Continue reading
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis is now something we just deal with and don’t let interrupt life – Stephen Wombwell on his daughter’s diagnosis
At the end of the summer holidays in 2013, my daughter Nonie had a fall down some stairs and both knees swelled up. She was five years old at the time, and after a few weeks the swelling hadn’t gone or subsided. Continue reading