What is it and why should you do it? Advocacy. It can be a scary word and an even scarier thing to do. What does it truly mean to advocate? Sure, the dictionary says it’s “public support for or recommendation of a particular cause or policy,” but how does that...
It can be daunting researching medical information online. It’s easy for a quick google search of your symptoms to lead you to spend hours on your phone, doom scrolling through articles that leave you believing worst-case scenarios and crawling with anxiety about...
Has someone ever asked you what it feels like to live with a spondyloarthritic condition and you’re just at a loss for words? Sometimes it feels like SpA is impossible to explain and people on the outside will never understand. Some say “if you know, you know” but in...
Drawing how you visualize your condition can be extremely powerful. Art can be used as a therapy and has shown to lead to increased quality of life ⁽¹⁾. It can also help healthcare professionals understand the experience of health and illness ⁽¹⁾. Additionally, art...
It is no secret that SpA can have an effect on your employment and work life. In our 2020 Quality of Life Survey, 40.8% said that they are working full-time, including self-employment. 2.4% were on short-term disability and 15.8% were on long-term disability. We've...
Learn to navigate your post secondary education while living with Spondyloarthritis.Navigating post-secondary education in itself can be challenging. Moving away from home, making new friends, declaring a major and balancing your social life, relationships and school...
Let’s be real, young adults tend to have busy lives, whether it’s school or work, social events or family obligations, many of us have a full schedule. It can be difficult to manage this when adding doctor’s appointments, medical procedures, flare ups and everything...
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There are several classes of medications prescribed to treat Spondyloarthritis (SpA). We’ve put together these resources to better help you understand the different types of pharmacological treatments available to people with SpA.Page Contents: Non-Steroidal...
Understanding how medications and services are reimbursed is complicated and differs between provinces and insurers/plans. The information in this section will help clarify the different ways medications are made accessible to you. Most Canadians (54%) have some form...