Helping all Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus and JIA sufferers, and their carers, improve the quality of their lives through a better understanding of how to manage their condition.

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Video Library

Over 60 short videos across a whole range of topics including exercise advice, interviews with sufferers and diet and nutrition information

Members Forum

Where you’ll be able to discuss and learn more about your disease with other sufferers and carers. Over 30 topics have been covered already

Literature Central

Packed with the latest research and information.

Dragon Claw is not just for sufferers. If you care for someone with rheumatoid disease or lupus then you're most welcome. Or perhaps you are a clinician then Dragon Claw can help you to support your patients.

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Crippling RA is rampant amongst First Australians

On a recent visit to remote indigenous communities Dragon Claw saw that there was an urgent need to help local first Australian suffers of these diseases as many did not fully appreciate the importance of taking their medication on a regular basis.

Dragon Claw was determined to address this issue and decided to launch the world’s first educational pilot program to remote first nations peoples anywhere in the world specifically on RA.
This video gives you an insight into some of the issues associated RA and Lupus for First Australian and how these videos were developed.

RA and Lupus Amongst Australian Indigenous Populations

CreakyJoints Australia

Founded in 2015, CreakyJoints Australia is an important source of information for Australian arthritis patients and their families.

CreakyJoints recently published an article on the impact of COVID-19 on the current worldwide shortage of tocilizumab (Actemra).

This link will take you to this article that you may find of interest particularly if you

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Watch Jill’s 2 minute video as she tells her story

A lifetime nursing very sick hospital patients required high energy and activity on her feet, a role she loved and lived for. Her diagnosis prematurely ended this and led her to a dark place of pain and discomfort until she found the Dragon Talk Forum. Please

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Does emotional health impact pain in rheumatoid arthritis?

Quoted from Medivizor

In a nutshell

This study investigated if emotional health affects pain in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). They found that emotional health, along with physical state can have an effect on pain in RA.

Some background

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a long-term condition. It leads to painful swelling and inflammation in the joints. As RA progresses, tissue in the joints will get damaged. This leads to persistent pain.

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New RA Biologic Approved by the USA

RINVOQ is for the treatment of adults with moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis who have had an inadequate response or

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