Arthritis Today – October 2000
Star treatment
Hollywood movie star Kathleen Turner plans to campaign to raise awareness about arthritis in the United States. In an exclusive interview with Arthritis Today, the actress talks about why she kept quiet for so long about having rheumatoid arthritis, and how she copes.
Shoulder to shoulder
Writer Bette Paul explains how deep massage helped her regain her mobility following shoulder replacement surgery.
Pseudogout – What's in a name?
Professor Paul Dieppe of the University of Bristol puts this oddly named condition under the miscroscope.
When practice isn't always perfect
Doctors might not always know best – especially when it comes to arthritis. Jane Tadman looks at why GPs should do better.
When childhood arthritis grows-up
Dr Jon Packham, rheumatology registrar at the Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Oxford, and a former arc Clinical Research Fellow, looks at the legacy of childhood arthritis in adults.
Focus on Aberdeen: City of granite – and bone
Aberdeen is famous for its impressive silver granite architecture and off-shore oil rigs. But with funding of almost £2m from the Arthritis Research Campaign, it has also developed into a leading centre for the treatment of bone disease.
