Arthritis Foundation Life Improvement Series:
Empowering People with Arthritis
Do you want to decrease your pain and stiffness, improve your mobility and need to see your physician less often for joint complaints? Do you want to take control of your arthritis? You can, and the Arthritis Foundation can show you how!
Our Programs Empower
With Arthritis Foundation programs, you can strengthen muscles, improve flexibility and boost your mood and self-confidence. Taught by nationally certified instructors, the Arthritis Foundation’s Life Improvement Series empowers people with arthritis through aquatic, exercise and self-help programs that are proven to increase mobility reduce pain and stiffness and physician visits for people who participate in these informative group programs. Specifically designed for people with arthritis, our Life Improvement Series includes:
- Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program(SM)
- Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program(SM)
- Arthritis Foundation Self-Help Program
In addition, the Arthritis Foundation Tai Chi Program and Walk With Ease program can help you incorporate joint-friendly exercises into your lifestyle.
Our Programs Change Lives
The Arthritis Foundation works with real people – people who came to us wanting to take back control over their lives and reduce their pain from arthritis. We are proud to say we helped them. In fact, many past program participants are now program instructors who believe in our programs and want to share what they’ve learned with others.
 | Meet Mamie Davis, St. Louis, MOAfter one month in the Arthritis Foundation Aquatic Program, Mamie began to notice a difference. Now, after two years of participation, she no longer falls and more importantly, she is no longer afraid of falling. She thinks about buying a car again and is starting to look for part-time employment, because she is finally ready to take back her independence. She has shed enough weight to notice a difference in her knees, and while she used to take several pills a day for pain, she is now down to just one. |
Our Programs Fit Your Needs
With a variety of programs from which to choose, there’s sure to be one that best fits your personal needs and goals. Your local Arthritis Foundation office can help you find programs and services available in your community. Consulting with your physician also may help you select the appropriate exercise and management program that is best for you.
Our Programs Are In Your Community
Arthritis Foundation programs are offered throughout the country in most major cities and in many convenient community-based settings, such as your local YMCA. Available at minimal cost to participants, they are offered in locations that are attentive to Americans with Disabilities Act standards, including access for people in wheelchairs and with impaired mobility. Your local Arthritis Foundation office can help you find programs and services available in your community.
Our Programs Work!
Multiple evaluation studies prove what we’ve known all along: Arthritis Foundation programs work!
In fact, a recent study (PDF) published in Arthritis Care and Research said regular exercise – specifically the Arthritis Foundation Exercise Program – is an effective course in significantly improving and managing arthritis pain. Arthritis Foundation programs also provide the preventive care and interventions that may reduce your need for more costly care in the future.
