The Arthritis Helpbook: A Tested Self-management Program for Coping with Arthritis and Fibromyalgia

The Arthritis Helpbook: A Tested Self-management Program for Coping with Arthritis and Fibromyalgia

by Kate Lorig (Author), James F. Fries (Author), James E Fries (Author)

Synopsis

For more than 20 years the leading guide to self-management for people with arthritismore than 500,000 copies in print.. }Offering a practical program to help people with arthritis and fibromyalgia manage their conditions, The Arthritis Helpbook provides techniques proven to reduce pain and increase dexterity, helping sufferers to regain control of their lives. Along with complete information on all over-the-counter and prescription arthritis medicines, The Arthritis Helpbook shows readers how to exercise for both flexibility and aerobic fitness and how to build a calcium-rich diet, thus maintaining their all-around health.Completely revised and updated with new illustrations and photographs, The Arthritis Helpbook , the basis of the Arthritis Foundations popular self-management courses, remains the best guide for all people coping with joint pain. }

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 384
Edition: 5
Publisher: Da Capo Press Inc
Published: 03 Mar 2000

ISBN 10: 073820224X
ISBN 13: 9780738202242

Author Bio
Kate Lorig, R.N., Dr.P.H., directs the Arthritis Self-Management Patient Education Project at the Stanford University Arthritis Center. James F. Fries, M.D., is Professor of Medicine at Stanford University.