Rheumatoid Arthritis: Plan to Win. Cheryl Koehn, Taysha Palmer, John Esdaile

Rheumatoid Arthritis: Plan to Win



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Language: English
Page: 288
ISBN: 0195130561, 9780198029984

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Cheryl Koehn used to soak her feet in ice water each morning to relieve the pain and swelling enough to walk. Now she runs a consulting business, skates, and skis. In Rheumatoid Arthritis: Plan to Win, she offers medical, complementary, and self-help strategies to manage the disease and minimize its effects.

Koehn and coauthors John Esdaile, M.D., head of the Division of Rheumatology at University of British Columbia and Scientific Director of the Arthritis Research Centre of Canada, and health/science writer Taysha Palmer, take you step-by-step through understanding and managing RA. You learn how to choose a healthcare team, understand prescription medications, and use an array of complementary therapies. You learn exercises that relieve pain and stiffness and dietary recommendations, including herbs.

Living with RA involves emotional upheaval, and the authors offer coping strategies for expressing emotions, keeping a positive attitude, and maintaining a sense of control. A chapter on relationships and sexuality will help you relate to loved ones and includes graphic illustrations of sexual positions that minimize strain on hips, knees, and spine. Another chapter presents tips for making the home and workplace more RA friendly. Recommended for people with RA who want to live their lives fully. --Joan Price

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"This is a truly extraordinary book--a must read for anyone with rheumatoid arthritis, their families, and loved ones. It is written with passion and has a clear and simple message--knowledge and taking control are tools of empowerment that change the lives of people with rheumatoid arthritis."--John H. Klippel, M.D., Medical Director, Arthritis Foundation


"This is the complete arthritis handbook, with answers to all the questions you thought you might ask--and more. Exercise, nutrition, treatments--complementary and traditional--sex and surgery--quality information in a most readable form. This is the book that will help you cope with rheumatoid arthritis."--Peter Brooks, Executive Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Queensland, Australia


"A book that should be read by everyone with RA as well as their health care providers. This book gives us insight into how an expert patient and her rheumatologist deal with the problems and frustrations of this disease. All of us have much to learn from their example."--Kate Lorig, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Immunology and Rheumatology, Stanford University School of Medicine, and co-author of The Arthritis Helpbook


"Cheryl Koehn is a modern-day hero in the arthritis world. Since her debut as an outstanding arthritis advocate in 1997, Cheryl has worked tirelessly to improve the lives of other people with arthritis. Together with the internationally respected Rheumatologist/Researcher Dr. John Esdaile and her good friend writer Taysha Palmer, Cheryl has transferred her will to strive for the best life (with arthritis) possible onto paper. Rheumatoid Arthritis, Plan to Win will both encourage and empower countless people."--Denis Morrice, President and CEO, The Arthritis Society, Canada


"A thoughtful, up-to-date guide providing real assistance for everyday issues confronting the patient with rheumatoid arthritis. A must read!"--E. Keystone, Director, The Centre for Advanced Therapeutics in Arthritis




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