- Masset, ‘hand isn’t. much use,” plained, 16. Terrace Review — = Wednesday, September 20, ~ Service for arthritis in Terrace “‘surprisingly goo Everyone knows someone ».-who has arthritis. It is a com- . mon, complex, and sometimes “~ debilitating disease. by Pam Whitaker | “There is much that is not known about the condition but also’ much helpful knowledge has been gained. This is due in’ great part to the Arthritis Socie- ’ ty, who are presently conducting ‘ “a door-to-door campaign in this area. ‘‘Response has been especially good this year,”’ said Terrace _ Arthritis Society representative - Edna Jensen. ‘‘It looks like pro- ceeds may top last year’s total of over $7, 000 — funds are badly needed and really appreciated. Anyone wishing information on : arthritis or to donate or help in any way can phone. me “at 635-4125 or Mrs. . Wilcox at -. 635-7026.” Arthritis is inflamation of a * joint. The condition generally falls into two main categories: _.. Osteoarthritis may be caused by mechanical wear and tear, often 1989 associated with old age. It can also . affect younger people, however, due, it is believed, to. . over use of joints and. limbs, an injury, or trauma. The other category of arthritis is Systemec —diseases that af-" fect the: whole body: Rheuma- -toid Arthritis falls into this category and can be more serious than Osteoarthritis. - These two groups include more than one hundred different types of arthritis. One out of seven Canadians are affected by - the disease, and 60 percent of them are women. Seventy-four thousand children have arthritis. - It is recommended that those with recurring symptoms such as ‘pain, stiffness or swelling in one or more joints or knees should seek early diagnosis — before there is damage to a joint. The methods of treatment for arthritis vary © widely. Physiotherapy has been proven beneficial in many cases. According to Anne Anson, physiotherapist at Mills Memorial Hospital, the aim for Arthritis: a portrait Flossie Lambly, an old timer in Terrace, has had arthritis = since she was five years old. It - first affected her knees during a bout with rheumatic fever. by Pam Whitaker ‘We were visiting relatives in Queen Charlotte Islands,”” she: said. ‘I didn’t know what was wrong, my knees ached so much. There was no doctor in the village, just a medical student who patched people up and delivered babies. He wrapped hot towels around my knees and that seemed to ease the pain, “1 didn’t have it again till I was nine years old. My knees went the same way when I had a terrific fever. The rheumatic fever left me with a heart mur- mur. I still have the heart murmur,’’ explained the 83-year-old woman. Mrs. Lambly suffered from infrequent spells of arthritis for seveal years, the next being when she was expecting her first child. Ten years later the arthritic flareups had become more fre- quent and affected her knees, Wrists and elbows. She began to take aspirin for it and eventually suffered stomach problems ag: gravated by taking a lot of pain ~ killers. ‘ “My mother had arthritis,” said: Flossie Lambly. ‘She was half Russian and half Haida. A lot of the Haida people had the disease, “In 1979 one leg went on the bum. It was so badly swollen I had to have physiotherapy every : morning,” she said. ‘* I was too “heavy, 60 1 went on a medically approved diet and lost 80— - pounds. | have kept it off for . eight years!”” Flossie Lambly i is now a resi- dent of Tertaceview Lodge. She | |g enjoying her time there in spite :Of her difficulties. My left * she ex- “and. thete,. As little strength in my right hand. My feet are tender, but my hips are pretty good.”’ With the benefit of physio- therapy, painkillers, and ‘“‘little white pills’’, she is able to do a certain amount for herself and is not confined to a wheelchair, although she uses one some of ‘the time, She has a long-handled shoe horn and a useful “‘picker- upper’’ tool. “My arthritis comes and goes,” she explained, ‘‘and does seem to be more painful in cold damp weather.” The Rehabilitation Medicine Department at Mills Memorial Hospital’ has been given the highest seal of approval available by the Canadian Physiotherapy Association. Hospital administration re- cently announced that the de- partment was awarded a three- year accreditation by the regu- {MOTOR 1EINN= BER ACBID BkER Stare nightly _ Stated. _— - | _ (Ej . EF ontliern 11. CATCH THE ACTION controlled exercise is to ease pain, ‘strengthen muscles; and. > increase range of motion. She etm. said that Mills Memorial #iee. - Hospital is an affiliate of the Ar- thritis Society. ‘Specialists from larger” centers come in every three. months: and: occupational therapists every.six months. An occupational therapist might i janes design ‘special paraphanalia to. suit the need of a particular per- son, for instance, a special in- sole. . “Service here is ‘surprisingly : : good ‘for a relatively small com- munity,’ Anson said. “If an ‘operation is required in Van- _couver, a patient can undergo rehabilitation here, which is very cost-efficient,”’ Private aids and adaptations - to allow persons to work op- -timally are a help to many ar- thritis patients. These include aids such as walking canes, long- handled reachers, shoe horns,’ _ -saised toilet seats or elastic shoe laces. Since arthritis, at ‘the present time, cannot be cured, it must be managed. Consequently patient education is of . primary im- _ portance. On Monday, Sept. 18, Beryl Petty and Mary Brown from the Arthritis Society~ in— Vancouver conducted .a work-. shop at the Skeena Health Unit in Terrace. The objective was to help local arthritis sufferers and sympathizers to form a self help group — to help people adjust to coping with daily life. pe rT Gee ao First-class physio lating body. “This accreditation is even more noteworthy in the light of the fact that the physiotherapy departments of most community hospitals in B.C. do not receive such an accreditation status,” the Terrace Health Care Society 5 viele. the Northern Moter inn, for entertainment. Come to : where. the ACTION is. 3086 Hwy. 16 East. 635- -6375 oS : The path of the just is as “J) the shining light, that shin- ..| eth more and more unto the. : perfect day. : Pro verbs 4: 18 .] Mags Times: 4830 Straume Avenue Sacred Heart Catholic Church : - Pastor: : Saturday: 7:30 p.m. Fr. Allon F. Noonan - Sundays: 9:00a.m. ~ 0.M.I. W230 ame : 35-2313 St. Matthew’s Anglican Episcopal Chureh ; Sunday Servi y 10! 00 m. Priest in Charge: Sunday School classes are held during tha 9a.m. service. Child Ven. al. A. MacKenzie care is available during the 9 a.m. service. 4506 Lakels ‘Avenue 635-9019 Christ Lutheran Church . Sunday Schoo! — 11:30 a.m. Worship Service — 11:30 a.m, Pastor Donald P. Bolstad _ 3229 Sparks Street 635-5520 _ Terrace Seventh-Day Adventist Church Sabbath School: Pastor: Saturday 9:30 a.m. Ole Unruh — 635-7313 Divine Service: Prayer Meeting: —_ Saturday 11:00 a.m. Wednesday 7:00 p.m. 3306 Griffiths. 635-3292 “Evangelical Free Church Sunday School: Pastors: (for all ages) ‘W.E. Glasspell 9:45 a.m. Gordon Froese Sunday Services: _ Prayer Meeting: 11:00 a.m, 6:30 p.m. Wed. 7:00 p.m. 5 > 3302 Sparks Street so 635-5115 Knox United Church _ Sunday Worship: Evening Worship: Minister: = 10:30am. |. July 9 & 23 Stan Balley Sunday School: August 13 & 27 Youth Group: 10:30 a.m. ; 6:30 p.m. . 4907 Lazelle Ave. 635-6014 “Terrace Pentecostal Assembly ’ Eart Service: ‘Pastors 8:30 a.m. John Caplin Associate Pastor: - Cliff Siebert Sunday School: Prayer Time: 10:00 a.m. - - 6:00 p.m. Moming Service: 11: 15 a.m. Evening Service: 6:30 pat m.- 3511 Eby Street. 635-2434 | The Alliance Church | 7 family Bible School: ° Pastor: Rick Wiebe Wc 45 a.m. Ass't Pastor:Douglas Ginn Worship Service: 41: 00 a.m. Fellowship Servica 6:30 p.m. , All are cordially Invited | a Youth Ministries *. Home Bible Studies * Visitation 490 Agar Avenue aL. 635-7727 (4... The Salvation Arm Sunday Services: : . 9:30 a.m. Christian Educotion {all ages) 11:00 a.m. Holiness Meeting 7:00 p.m. Salvation Mesting oo i For Further Information call . _65- ago - A643 Walsh Avenue. A fant a . a \ y ¢ yon a + ”_ . Christian Reformed Chath Sunday Services: . Paston 11am. &§ pm. 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