Working from home during the coronavirus pandemic can put new strain on your joints. Use these expert tips to adjust any workspace to fit your needs. Adjust your workspace to fit your individual needs and arthritis-related limitations. These corrections – many of which can be done while working from home – will help prevent fatigue and joint pain linked to spending too much time in unhealthy postures.
Being a teenager can be challenging enough without adding a chronic condition to the mix. Teenagers with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) will need support and guidance to develop the skills to help them have the confidence to deal with the challenges of living with their condition while ‘setting their sails’ for adult life. This booklet provides a practical guide to treatments, services and lifestyle choices.
Living with arthritis can be challenging not only for the child or young person with juvenile juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), but for their families and friends.Your child should be encouraged to keep their life as normal as possible – to just do the things that kids do. This helps to increase their self-esteem and also their feelings of control over their illness.This website provides tips and health for parents.
Teachers and schools can play a major role in helping children and adolescents with arthritis to manage their condition and get the most out of their lives. Ensuring the student with arthritis is included, and feels included, in school activities is one of the best ways to overcome feelings of not belonging. The teacher’s guide for practical tips on how to support children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) throughout their school years provides you with information and tips.
This guide for teachers provides an overview of arthritis, including types of arthritis, treatment options and the potential impacts of juvenile arthritis (JA) on school performance. It also includes a school activities checklist and physical activity guide and offers ways teachers can help students with JA thrive.
This webpage provides a basic introduction to the issues of prolonged sitting at work.
This guide is designed for employers to promote and establish a healthy remote workplace for their employees, with special attention to the prevention of ergonomic risks.
This guide is designed for employers to promote aSpnd establish a healthy remote workplace for their employees, with special attention to the prevention of psychosocial risks.
This technical note on prevention explores the ergonomic risks related to work patterns based on the use of new technologies with display screens.