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Osteoarthritis Resources
Within each area you will find links to download and read the resources, which include patient information, publications, clinician training and videos.
You can access these resources by scrolling down this page and selecting the resource you require from the buttons below.
Osteoarthritis Guidebook
This osteoarthritis guidebook is a comprehensive guide to what osteoarthritis is, how it can be treated and what you can do to manage your condition.
Osteoarthritis Leaflets
Osteoarthritis Guidebook Short Version
This is a shorter version of the osteoarthritis guidebook and is a useful quick reference guide to understand more about osteoarthritis.
Osteoarthritis and You, there are things we can do - explaining osteoarthritis
This leaflet explains what osteoarthritis is and how people can manage it.
It has been created by researchers and people with osteoarthritis. There is also an accompanying animation, which you will find in the osteoarthritis animation section of this website.
If you want to comment on this leaflet to make it better, please fill in our brief survey here
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This project was funded by the NIHR Research For Patient Benefit Programme (PB-PG-0817-20031) and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.Â
Osteoarthritis Animation
Osteoarthritis and you....there are things we can do.
This animation explains what osteoarthritis is and how people can manage it.
It has been created by researchers and people with osteoarthritis.
There is also an accompanying leaflet, which you will find in the osteoarthritis leaflet section of this website.
If you want to comment on this animation to make it better, please fill in our brief survey found here.
This project was funded by the NIHR Research For Patient Benefit Programme (PB-PG-0817-20031) and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration West Midlands. The views expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily those of the NIHR or the Department of Health and Social Care.Â
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A silent version of the osteoarthritis explanation animation has been created for use on waiting room screens.
Please feel free to download this to use on your screens..
Hand Osteoarthritis
Hand osteoarthritis can be particularly problematic for people who have it. There has been specific research into hand osteoarthritis at Keele which you may find useful
Hand Osteoarthritis Videos
A group of health professionals, patient representatives, rheumatologists and researchers collaborated to produce a series of short videos for both patients and health care professionals with practical information about hand osteoarthritis.
The videos cover different topics such as basic information about hand osteoarthritis, the patient’s story, instruction for exercises demonstrating of aids to be used in and around the house, and splinting.
The project was funded by EULAR and Keele University’s Impact Accelerator Unit.
The full course can be found here – Course: EULAR HPR Guide for Hand Osteoarthritis
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Watch Christine’s story of living with hand osteoarthritis:
With tips on how she manages day to day here:
Hand OA Exercise and Consultation:
