Education

This page will feature reading resources for education, treatments, health management, diet, exercise, and support for members who suffer from or who have loved ones who suffer from ankylosing spondylitis, axial spondyloarthritis, and related diseases such as psoriatic arthritis,  IBS and IBD (ulcerative colitis and Crohns), psoriasis, heart and stroke,…

Baring it All : Women’s Sexual Health & Reproductive Survey On this Page: The Report Resources CARC Conference Poster BaringItAll – Private Plan Tips Official Website The “Baring it All : Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Survey”, was developed and launched on International Women’s Day 2021 with the goal of…

Education The Canadian Spondyloarthritis Association has gathered these valuable resources on Pregnancy and Parenting. We are also working on a more comprehensive resources guide that will soon be available. Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health Survey   The Canadian Spondyloarthritis association was one of the partners that developped the Women’s Sexual…

11 Ways to Prevent Psoriasis Flares We understand that Psoriasis flares could not only bring discomfort, but nagging pain to those who live with Psoriatic Arthritis.  We’ve gathered these tips and tricks that to help our community learn 11 Ways to Prevent Psoriasis Flares. Last reviewed Tue 15 January 2019…

How Nighttime Habits Affect Daytime Health Reviewed By: Smitha Bhandari, MD Exercise In general, hitting the gym helps you sleep better and get to sleep quicker. But when you work out, your body makes more cortisol. That’s a hormone that helps make you more alert. That’s good when you’re trying to…

Nutrition & Chronic Inflammatory Illness Nutrition and chronic inflammatory illness We know how hard it is to find trustworthy information online. It’s even harder when you are looking for information on health and nutrition. People are constantly pushing their latest supplement, the latest cure-all diet, or making you feel bad…

Art Therapy Curious about Art Therapy?    Art therapy is a psychotherapeutic approach to help individuals engage in a process of creation and self-reflection through drawing, painting, sculpture, collage, etc. Art therapy mobilizes the creative potential and can help you better understand yourself, your emotions, symptoms, and responses to living with your disease. No artistic skill…

Spondyloarthritis eLearning Course Use this Education module for people with Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS), now reffered to as Axial Spondyloarthritis (AxSpA) Are you looking for a comprehensive understanding of spondyloarthritis? Look no further than UHN’s online course. Our interactive modules provide an in-depth look at the causes, symptoms and treatments of…

Education Michael, past president of the Canadian Spondyloarthritis Assocation, explains spondylitis and spondyloarthritis diseases and why it is hard to get diagnosed. He describes the symptoms of the disease and what patients living with spondyloarthritis can do to manage the disease.

Education