Manage your Rheumatoid Arthritis by becoming an 'expert patient'...This book will enable you to: - UNDERSTAND MORE ABOUT RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AND THE MEDICATION INVOLVED - REDUCE THE PAIN THAT YOU EXPERIENCE - USE JOINT PROTECTION TECHNIQUES - APPRECIATE THE IMPORTANCE OF EXERCISE AND GOOD POSTURE - RELAX AND MANAGE YOUR STRESS - ADAPT TO THE CHANGES IN YOUR WORKING AND LEISURE LIFE - ACHIEVE A POSITIVE OUTLOOK There's also an A-Z of wellbeing and a list of useful resources. Revised and updated second edition.