Tag Archives: Osteoarthritis

kathy geller patient story
Thursday, October 25 |Arthritis Foundation

Rethinking Life With Severe Osteoarthritis

As part of our vetting process forArthritis by the Numbers– a collection of verified arthritis facts and figures – we invited patients to comment on the disease section that most affected their lives. After all, they are the experts on how the disease changes and challenges everyday living.

Meet Kathy Geller, who touched many lives during the years she spent as an Arthritis Foundation exercise trainer and education program presenter – a role model for successful self-management. Following, in her own words, is Kathy’s story about living with severe degenerativeosteoarthritis (OA)and how the statistics she reviewed in Arthritis by the Numbers relate to her personally.

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Monday, September 28 |Arthritis Foundation

From Coast to Coast: A Birthday Challenge Leads to Awareness, Funds for Arthritis

Tom Baltes arthritisA love of cycling seems to run in Tom Baltes’ family. Unfortunately, arthritis does, too.

As one of five children, Tom has watched as two of his siblings have been diagnosedrheumatoid arthritis (RA)and another has had two hip replacements. Tom hasosteoarthritis (OA).

汤姆回忆说:“当我从军队退役时，我第一次被诊断为左膝和下脊柱骨性关节炎。”“我很幸运，因为我没有特别受关节炎的困扰，但我的兄弟姐妹们却一直在与疼痛作斗争。我的关节炎和他们相比是微乎其微的。”

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Dina Gilmore Champion of Yes Massage Therapist
Monday, September 14 |Arthritis Foundation

Healing Hands: Dina Turns Her Pain Into Helping Others

massage therapist arthritisDina Gilmore has many titles — former athlete, artist, arthritis advocate and author, just to name a few. But, the title she’s most proud of is healer.

Dina discovered that she had healing hands when her sister was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis.

“I would always give my sister massages at home to help with her pain,” recalls Dina. “I was working a job in sales, and my sister said, ‘you ought to go to massage school.’”

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Thursday, May 14 |Arthritis Today Magazine

Four People Tell Their Stories of Sharing Osteoarthritis Pain & Relief With Their Dogs

When arthritis is diagnosed in dogs, many owners with OA feel true empathy. They know what it’s like to have achy, stiff joints, so they make it a top priority to ease their pets’ discomfort.

Carol and Abe

When Carol Pierce of Bucks County, Pa., noticed her dog limping last year, she went right to the vet. The diagnosis: kneeosteoarthritis(OA).

Carol has OA, too – in her right wrist. She occasionally takes an over-the-counter, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID). But Abe gets the prescription NSAID carprofen (Rimadyl) daily. “I’m not one of those people who just sits around thinking about my aches and pains,” Carol says. “But for Abe, he comes first. He can’t talk, so I make sure his pain is taken care of.”

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Osteoarthritis Knee and Hip Replacement Patient Story
Monday, April 20 |Arthritis Today Magazine

New Knee, New Hip, New Start- Melba Moore Overcoming Osteoarthritis

Singer and actress Melba Moore says her pain is gone and now she’s on top of the world.

When Melba Moore recorded her 2013 single, “What Can I Do to Survive,” the iconic singer and actress couldn’t help but think that it could serve as a theme song for her own life, with the physical and emotional challenges she’s overcome.

梅尔巴·摩尔(Melba Moore)的歌迷们几乎没有意识到，多年来，她在百老汇演出、录制热门歌曲的同时，也在与左膝和右臀部的剧烈关节炎疼痛作斗争。

“I became an expert at putting up a good front when I was on stage performing,” she says.

Melba established herself as a triple threat in the 1960s and ’70s, and she’s still commanding stages and drawing fans with her singing, dancing and acting. Her first big break came in 1967 when she joined the cast of Hair on Broadway, and was later asked to take the lead role vacated by Diane Keaton. Melba went on to star in the 1970 musical Purlie, which led to her Tony award.

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