Live Yes! With Arthritis
Join the conversation about ways to live your best life with arthritis. The Arthritis Foundation’s podcast tackles all kinds of topics and aims to help patients and caregivers turn the obstacles arthritis causes into opportunities to say Yes. • Discusses smart solutions to the challenges people with arthritis face, offering tips that really work and can help you change your life • Features experts who talk about topics that matter to you, like eating right, being physically active, pain management techniques and more • Invites you to learn and laugh together with a community that gets what you’re going through and really cares Tell us what you think about the podcast, share tips you’ve learned that may help others or suggest topics for future episodes. Email us at podcast@arthritis.org.
Episodes
September 17, 2024 • 61 mins
People feel pain in different ways and need different ways to treat it. In this episode, a pain researcher and rheumatologist discuss how pain works and ways to tame it.
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September 10, 2024 • 29 mins
In this episode our experts explore the most common types of arthritis and related conditions that affect the hand, as well as self-management techniques and treatments.
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August 27, 2024 • 27 mins
What you eat won’t cure arthritis, but it can affect your symptoms and overall health. Find out why it’s important and get tips on what to eat and what to avoid.
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August 13, 2024 • 29 mins
Painful feelings like anger, stress and depression worsen physical pain, as well as mental health. Learn how and strategies to cope in the latest podcast.
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July 30, 2024 • 26 mins
As a leading cause of disability, arthritis has major impacts on employees. In this episode, we discuss the rights of workers with disabilities, and how they can get the help they need to succeed at work.
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July 16, 2024 • 34 mins
Growing up is hard enough but growing up with a chronic condition like juvenile arthritis (JA) has its own set of challenges and unique transitions. In this episode of the Live Yes! With Arthritis podcast, three experts who’ve lived with JA for a collective 90 years share their experiences.
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July 2, 2024 • 29 mins
Losing weight is one of the best therapies for people with arthritis — especially for those who are overweight. Consider that 1 pound lost is equivalent to 4 pounds less pressure on knees, ankles and other weight-bearing joints. But losing weight isn’t easy. In this episode, we’re joined by a guest who has firsthand experience with arthritis and weight loss challenges and a fitness and osteoarthritis researcher who will discuss the...
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June 18, 2024 • 35 mins
Navigating health insurance can often feel like walking through a mine field. In this episode of the Live Yes With Arthritis podcast, we hear real stories of three people living with arthritis and how they are using their health insurance to gain access to the care they need.
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June 4, 2024 • 31 mins
Traveling can be exciting. But it can also create anxiety and new challenges to your everyday tasks. In this episode of the Live Yes! With Arthritis podcast, our experts explore tips, tools and techniques to make traveling with arthritis less worrisome and less painful, and provide practical solutions on how to overcome obstacles.
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May 21, 2024 • 27 mins
You know the old trope about a devil on one shoulder and an angel on the other. If you’re like a lot of people, you tend to listen to the devil when you’re already feeling down or insecure. But listening to your inner critic can spiral into a vicious cycle of more negativity, anxiety and pain. In this episode, our guest host talks to a motivational speaker and former mascot living with arthritis about how to quiet that inner devil ...
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May 7, 2024 • 38 mins
Since a number of biosimilars to Humira became available in 2023, many more arthritis patients have become aware of these drugs, and many are being required by insurance to switch to one. In this episode, a patient and a rheumatologist will discuss their experience with biosimilars and how they are addressing concerns.
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April 30, 2024 • 24 mins
Whether donating your time, money or committing simple acts of kindness, there’s no denying the power of giving. Altruism can help both the giver and receiver mentally and emotionally, which can ultimately translate to improved physical health — even reduced pain. In this episode of the Live Yes With Arthritis podcast, our experts explore the power of giving.
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April 9, 2024 • 28 mins
It doesn’t seem like there would be any benefits to living with a chronic disease like arthritis. It can upend your life, cause unrelenting pain, keep you from doing what you love and even change your plans for your life. But surprisingly, many people say it also has positive effects. In this episode, three people who have lived with autoimmune arthritis for years share the silver linings they have found — how their arthritis has s...
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March 26, 2024 • 31 mins
Gardening is a great pastime. Research shows it benefits both physical and mental health. But what happens when painful joints from arthritis keep you from tending to garden tasks? In this episode, experts explore gardening tips and tools to help hone your green thumb with less pain.
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March 12, 2024 • 28 mins
It’s a vicious cycle: Poor sleep can worsen arthritis pain and arthritis pain can make it harder to get a good night’s sleep. In this episode, a rheumatologist who has researched sleep and pain discuss how the two are interconnected, and some strategies to break the cycle and get restful sleep — and reduce arthritis pain.
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February 27, 2024 • 29 mins
From amusing old wives’ tales to potentially harmful misunderstandings, a lot of myths and misconceptions exist about arthritis in the general population as well as among people living with the disease. In this episode, a patient and a rheumatologist discuss many of these myths, the harm they can sometimes cause and the truth about them.
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February 13, 2024 • 27 mins
In this episode, we will discuss the disparity in health care in the U.S. — especially as it relates to arthritis — why it’s important to build and nurture more diverse rheumatology networks; how patients and physicians can benefit; and what is being done to fill this gap by the Arthritis Foundation and other organizations.
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January 30, 2024 • 31 mins
Yoga is a wonderful way to increase flexibility, range of motion, balance and strength to support arthritic joints and improve mental health. In this episode, our guest host and expert explore these and other benefits of yoga for arthritis, and share their experiences and modifications, as well as tips to starting and sticking with your yoga practice.
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January 16, 2024 • 32 mins
There’s never a bad time to ditch bad old habits and embrace healthy new ones, but for many of us, the new year presents a clean slate to start afresh. In this episode, get some valuable, useful strategies from our guest expert to shed bad habits and form new ones to improve your mental and physical health as well as your arthritis.
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December 26, 2023 • 38 mins
To wrap up an eventful 2023, we once again offer a montage of memorable moments from some of the year’s most popular episodes. In each episode, guests and hosts share their top takeaways from each discussion. We have put together those top takeaways from seven episodes this year on a range of topics, from arthritis-related conditions you should know about, to back pain causes and solutions, to dating and even laughter.
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