| In 1984 the National Arthritis Foundation of Singapore | | | | sufferer may have no other option but to consider |
| was founded. It was formed as a not-for-profit | | | | surgery. Again, this is an area of expertise and |
| organisation and is now the largest in the country. It's | | | | specialist knowledge for the National Arthritis |
| aim is to help people suffering from arthritis and | | | | Foundation at its surgery centre. Here you'll be able to |
| educate the public about the types of arthritis and | | | | learn about everything that is required and how you |
| raise the disease's profile. It also lends its support to | | | | can benefit (or not) from going under the doctor's knife. |
| the further research into arthritis. The National Arthritis | | | | One other great benefit you can expect to receive |
| Foundation also coordinates and manages projects | | | | from visiting the National Arthritis Foundation's website |
| with other health-related organisations, especially those | | | | is the opportunity to socialise and communicate with |
| working in the area of arthritis. | | | | other sufferers who have similar conditions or |
| The Key to Arthritis and its Treatments | | | | experiences. You can visit the message boards on the |
| If you're not sure what arthritis is and what the | | | | website to share experiences and give or receive |
| different types of it are, then you would do well to | | | | advice from people who have actually been through it |
| contact the National Arthritis Foundation or visit its new | | | | or who are going through what you're going through |
| website to learn more about the condition. The NAF | | | | right now. |
| promote health and well-being as part of the key to a | | | | The National Arthritis Foundation also publish its own |
| better lifestyle for sufferers of arthritis and believe that | | | | arthritis magazine called Arthritis Today which deals |
| the key to everything is to understand more about | | | | with important issues for sufferers including fitness, |
| your condition. Learning more about your condition will | | | | patient's lives, nutrition, patient's health and advice from |
| lead you into treatment methods such as alternative | | | | experts. The magazine also has a blog and a drug |
| therapies, self-treatment, exercise and the knowledge | | | | guide for those treatments used in the treatment of |
| that you can improve your situation. There are several | | | | arthritis. There is also a glossary of terms available to |
| National Arthritis Foundations in a number of countries | | | | help newcomers to the condition understand much of |
| so take the time to review the foundation in your | | | | the discussion around the topic. |
| country before contacting any others. | | | | In general, Arthritis Today provides a lot of useful |
| Even with all the different types of arthritis the one | | | | information including keeping up to date with the most |
| common thing in each is the amount of pain a sufferer | | | | recent developments in the arthritis world. It gives a |
| has to endure with the condition. The pain can be so | | | | good indication of where the knowledge base is at |
| great that it can ruin their lives and this is one area of | | | | currently in regards to arthritis and where the future is |
| expertise the National Arthritis Foundation offers great | | | | going to take us. Overall though, it will provide you with |
| assistance with including advice on what the pain is | | | | a great arthritis resource that will help you learn |
| and the bet way to treat it. Many times, an arthritis | | | | everything there is to know about arthritis. |