Tools for you

Downloadable materials and resources for people with RMDs

Miscellaneous resources available to view and download

Booklets from previous World Arthritis Day campaigns for you to view and download. Click on the file to open it.

• Arthritis: Quality of Life – living without pain (2005)
• Arthritis: Early Diagnosis – Less pain, less damage (2004)

Materials about Exercise and RMDs

The ‘Exercise and Arthritis’ booklet and factsheets on ‘Exercise and ankylosing spondylitis’, ‘Exercise and osteoarthritis’ and ‘Exercise and rheumatoid arthritis’ were produced as part of the World Arthritis Day 2006 ‘Take Action’ campaign. 

The 'Move to Improve definition of terms and glossary' gives you some general information about exercising with a rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease, the different elements of exercise and how these can benefit you, and provides definitions of commonly used terms. 

• Exercise and Arthritis booklet (2006)
• Factsheet on Exercise and ankylosing spondylitis
• Factsheet on Exercise and osteoarthritis
• Factsheet on Exercise and rheumatoid arthritis
• 'Move to Improve' definition of terms and glossary

Health Passport

The Health Passport was produced to help people with RMDs keep a record of their health and to make the most of their consultations with their health care providers.  It comes in two parts.  The first part provides information and sections for you to complete with long-term details.  The diary pages come separately and are for you to complete weekly or monthly.  You can renew them when you have filled them up.  You can be secured the diary pages into the main section of the passport by using a rubber band to keep them in place.  Once the diary pages are filled up, print off a new set.

• Health passport

Materials about Work and RMDs

Winning Ways to Work is a set of three modules with fact sheets containing useful information, considerations, hint and tips for people with RMDs who want to work.  Developed in 2010, there are three modules for you to choose from:

• For people with RMDs who are entering the workplace for the first time
• For people who are already in work when they develop an RMD
• For people who want to return to work after rehabilitation
• The EULAR Charter for Work for people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases