RAHelp.org: An Online Self-mangement Program for Adults with RA

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Is your RA becomming a pain - literally? Has rheumatoid arthritis

taken control of your life? If so, self-management of RA could give

you your life back. Based on research by the Missouri Arthritis

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center at the University of

Missouri-Columbia, this research evaluation of a new online version of

a proven self-management program seeks to empower people with RA via

the Internet. Pain and stress reduction, interpersonal

relationships,and fatigue are just a few of the important issues that

RAHelp.org will address in this activity. Arthritis health

professionals provide instruction and personalized one-on-one support

in addition to the online discussions with other people who have

arthritis. Log onto http://rahelp.org to discover how you can put your

life back into your own hands and contribute to an important research

project that could enhance the future treatment of arthritis.