Rheumatoid Arthritis
Other Places To Get Help
Book
The Arthritis Helpbook: A Tested Self-Management Program for Coping with Arthritis and Fibromyalgia Author/Editor: K. Lorig, RN, DPH
J.F. Fries, MDPublisher: Addison-Wesley Publishing Company Publication Date: 1995 The Arthritis Helpbook has been used by thousands of people to help them achieve their own health goals. The book includes proven techniques to reduce pain and increase dexterity, tips for good diets and achieving and maintaining healthy weight, step-by-step exercise programs, detailed information on assistive devices, and advice to help people overcome fatigue and other symptoms related to having chronic arthritis.
Organizations
American College of Rheumatology 1800 Century Place Suite 250 Atlanta, GA 30345 Phone: (404) 633-3777 Fax: (404) 633-1870 Web Address: www.rheumatology.org The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) and the Association of Rheumatology Health Professionals (ARHP, a division of ACR) are professional organizations of rheumatologists and associated health professionals who are dedicated to healing, preventing disability from, and curing the many types of arthritis and related disabling and sometimes fatal disorders of the joints, muscles, and bones. Members of the ACR are physicians; members of the ARHP include research scientists, nurses, physical and occupational therapists, psychologists, and social workers. Both the ACR and the ARHP provide professional education for their members.
The ACR Web site offers patient information fact sheets about rheumatic diseases, about medicines used to treat rheumatic diseases, and about care professionals.
Arthritis Foundation 1330 West Peachtree Street Suite 100 Atlanta, GA 30309 Phone: 1-800-283-7800 Web Address: www.arthritis.org The Arthritis Foundation provides grants to help find a cure, prevention methods, and better treatment options for arthritis. It also provides a large number of community-based services nationwide to make living with arthritis easier, including self-help courses; water- and land-based exercise classes; support groups; home study groups; instructional videotapes; public forums; free educational brochures and booklets; the national, bimonthly consumer magazine Arthritis Today; and continuing education courses and publications for health professionals.
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NIAMS), National Institutes of Health 1 AMS Circle Bethesda, MD 20892-3675 Phone: 1-877-22-NIAMS (1-877-226-4267) toll-free
(301) 495-4484Fax: (301) 718-6366 TDD: (301) 565-2966 E-mail: niamsinfo@mail.nih.gov Web Address: www.niams.nih.gov The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) is a governmental institute that serves the public and health professionals by providing information, locating other information sources, and participating in a national federal database of health information. NIAMS supports research into the causes, treatment, and prevention of arthritis and musculoskeletal and skin diseases and supports the training of scientists to carry out this research.
The NIAMS Web site provides health information referrals to the NIAMS Clearinghouse, which has information packages about diseases.
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| Author: | Robin Parks, MS | Last Updated: August 23, 2006 |
| Medical Review: | Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine Stanford M. Shoor, MD - Rheumatology | |
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