How can self-care and a “good-health attitude” help?
Three kinds of programs help people learn about osteoarthritis and self-care and improve their good-health attitude: • Patient education programs • Arthritis self-management programs • Arthritis support groups. These programs teach people about osteoarthritis and its treatments. They also have clear and long-lasting benefits. People in these programs learn to: • Exercise and relax • Talk with their doctor or other health-care providers • Solve problems. People with osteoarthritis find that self-management programs help them: • Understand the disease • Reduce pain while staying active • Cope with their body, mind, and emotions • Have more control over the disease • Live an active, independent life. People with a good-health attitude: • Focus on what they can do, not what they can’t do • Focus on their strengths, not their weaknesses • Break down activities into small tasks that are easy to manage • Build fitness and healthy eating into their daily routines • Develop ways to lower and ma
Three kinds of programs help people learn about osteoarthritis and self-care and improve their good-health attitude: • Patient education programs • Arthritis self-management programs • Arthritis support groups. These programs teach people about osteoarthritis and its treatments. They also have clear and long-lasting benefits. People in these programs learn to: • Exercise and relax • Talk with their doctor or other health-care providers • Solve problems. People with osteoarthritis find that self-management programs help them: • Understand the disease • Reduce pain while staying active • Cope with their body, mind, and emotions • Have more control over the disease • Live an active, independent life. People with a good-health attitude: • Focus on what they can do, not what they can’t do • Focus on their strengths, not their weaknesses • Break down activities into small tasks that are easy to manage • Build fitness and healthy eating into their daily routines • Develop ways to lower and ma
Three kinds of programs help people learn about osteoarthritis and self-care and improve their good-health attitude: * Patient education programs * Arthritis self-management programs * Arthritis support groups. These programs teach people about osteoarthritis and its treatments. They also have clear and long-lasting benefits. People in these programs learn to: * Exercise and relax * Talk with their doctor or other health care providers * Solve problems. People with osteoarthritis find that self-management programs help them: * Understand the disease * Reduce pain while staying active * Cope with their body, mind, and emotions * Have more control over the disease * Live an active, independent life. People with a good-health attitude: * Focus on what they can do, not what they can?t do * Focus on their strengths, not their weaknesses * Break down activities into small tasks that are easy to manage * Build fitness and healthy eating into their daily routines * Develop ways to lower and ma
