This is a video that was developed in conjunction with the Dubbo and Coonamble Aboriginal Health Services. The focus of the video was to encourage awareness within the community of the support and treatment options available for the debilitating impacts of musculoskeletal conditions in Aboriginal communities across Western NSW.
A significant number of our fellow Australians in the Getting you Life Back video may continue to accept their symptoms as unavoidable ‘aches and pains’ of life, which can lead to needless suffering and physical impairment – unaware that some ailments are indeed treatable.
This video features local Aboriginal people, in their own words, encouraging anyone regardless of age, to seek the help of local healthcare providers, and to then follow their treatment plan with the prescribed medications.
Help us improve musculoskeletal health in Aboriginal communities.
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Lupus
Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) and Lupus are really big diseases that can affect any part of the body. Eating vegetables and fruit help your body with nutrition, and gentle stretching and walking everyday is really important. Most importantly take your medication every single day, even if you feel better. It’s important to continue taking them as your doctor said, without any breaks or stopping entirely.
Rheumatoid arthritis hurts. It hurts sitting with friends, it hurts walking, and it can hurt even when resting. Help your community by taking your tablets, not just once or twice, but everyday or as the doctor told you to take them. It’s important to take the tablets everyday even when you feel better, if you want to stay feeling better. If you don’t, you will start to hurt again.
