Arthritis Australia
Arthritis Australia is dedicated to improving quality-of-life for the millions of Australians living with arthritis through education, programs and advocacy. We also fund world-class research to increase our knowledge of arthritis and find better ways to prevent, treat and hopefully cure the condition in its many forms.
Types of arthritis
Arthritis of the Knee
Arthritis of the Hips
Arthritis Back Pain
Arthritis of the Wrist & Hands
Arthritis of Ankles & Feet
Arthritis of the Shoulders
Arthritis of the Neck
Empowered
If you have concerns or want more information on rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis or psoriatic arthritis, this website is designed to help.
My Joint Pain
This website can help you relieve the symptoms of joint pain or osteoarthritis (OA) and help you lead a more active and pain-free life.
My Back Pain
This website provides detailed, trustworthy and up to date information on managing back pain. It dispels the myths about this condition and provides support to find solutions for you.
Australasian Cochrane Centre
acc.cohrane.org The Australasian Cochrane Centre co-ordinates activities of the Cochrane Collaboration in Australia and the wider region, principally by providing training and support to authors of Cochrane reviews, working with policy makers, advocating on behalf of the Collaboration regionally, and promoting the use and uptake of The Cochrane Library. The Centre works in partnership with…
Australian Clinical Practice Guidelines Portal
Has been developed to help Australian clinicians and policy-makers access high quality, evidence-based clinical practice guidelines via a single entry point. This Portal is an initiative of the National Institute of Clinical Studies, an institute of the Australian Government’s National Health and Medical Research Council as part of our mandate to build a healthier Australia….
Australian Orthopaedic Association
Orthopeadics – including joint replacement – explained by surgeons: www.aoa.org.au
Australian Physiotherapy Association
Read how physiotherapy can help people with arthritis. This site will help you find a physio: www.physiotherapy.asn.au The Choose Physio website provides users with high quality, consumer friendly information about physiotherapy and the conditions that physiotherapists treat, including incontinence, headaches, back pain and stroke recovery, amongst many others. It also includes a simple Find A…
Australian Rheumatology Association
Here’s where you’ll find an arthritis medical specialist: www.rheumatology.org.au
Australian Rheumatology Association Database (ARAD)
ARAD is a national Australian database which collects important health information from individuals with inflammatory arthritis such as rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile arthritis and psoriatic arthritis. The aim of ARAD is to determine the effectiveness and safety of the new biological drugs used to treat inflammatory arthritis. www.arad.org.au
Beyondblue
beyondblue is a national, independent, not-for-profit organisation working to address issues associated with depression, anxiety and related substance misuse disorders in Australia. www.beyondblue.org.au
Canada: Arthritis Society
The Arthritis Society is Canada’s only not-for-profit organisation devoted solely to funding and promoting arthritis research, programs and patient care: www.arthritis.ca
Carers Australia
Information and advocacy for people who provide support to children or adults who have a disability, mental illness, chronic condition or who are frail aged: www.carersaustralia.com.au
Centrelink
Find out about Commonwealth benefits to which you may be entitled: www.humanservices.gov.au/customer/dhs/centrelink
Neurology
Pain Management
Diabetes Links
Fact Sheet Understanding Type2 Diabetes
Fact Sheet Understanding Pre-diabetes
Fact sheet Surgeries and Hospital Stays