Category Patient Area

23 Apr

Communication, a crucial tool for improving the quality of life of osteoarthritis patients

OA is a degenerative disease que afecta al cartílago, hueso subcondral y tejidos blandos de la articulación. Según publicaciones recientes, se calcula que ya la sufren casi 600 millones de personas en todo el mundo y las previsiones apuntan a que estos números aumentaran de manera acelerada con el aumento de la esperanza de vida. […]

15 Apr

Health dimension of osteoarthritis

CHALLENGES AND MEASURES TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF CARE In this new meeting, we will analyze the health situation in relation to the progressive increase of patients with osteoarthritis in Spain and its consequences, especially with regard to primary care, and we will propose measures that will enable an effective and sustainable present and future solution, […]

4 Apr

Expert volunteers and patients, our best team!

The patient is the raison d’être of the Osteoarthritis Foundation International (OAFI) and is the engine that drives us to work and move forward. OAFI Volunteer Being an OAFI volunteer means being committed to the cause and helping to carry out the initiatives promoted in favor of other patients and the Society in the field […]

12 Mar

Fractures due to fragility: new agreement

SCIENTIFIC SOCIETIES AND PATIENT ASSOCIATIONS SIGN AN AGREEMENT TO POSITION FOR BETTER MANAGEMENT OF FRAGILITY FRACTURES More than 280,000 fractures of this type are suffered annually, mainly affecting older women, with a direct health expenditure of 1.8 billion euros, according to data from the International Osteoporosis Foundation. Approximately 1 in 6 patients over the age […]

22 Feb

Perimenopause and Osteoarthritis

Most osteoarticular pathologies are closely related to age and women, among other factors. For this reason, at OAFI we have established a new collaboration framework agreement with MENOGENERATION, a dissemination platform that aims to give a voice to all women, providing them with information, products and resources to overcome collateral problems during the perimenopause stage […]

21 Feb

Healthy cooking for Osteoporosis patients

You can now download and try the Alicia Foundation’s healthy cooking guide for Osteoporosis patients. This week we provide you with a very practical cooking guide, where you will find recipes recommended for people suffering from bone disease, especially those suffering from osteoporosis. The recipe book has been kindly provided to us by Alicia, a […]

31 Jan

Impact of fragility fractures in Spanish women with postmenopausal osteoporosis

“In 2017, 327,600 fragility fractures occurred in Spain, 260,000 of them in women. Fragility fractures are those caused by a low impact, such as a fall from a height corresponding to standing upright, and are the main consequence of osteoporosis, a disease that affects 22.5% of Spanish women over 50 years of age, a percentage […]

30 Jan

What is Osteoporosis? The Patient’s Guide

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18 Jan

OAFI and AECOSAR, sign agreement with ACES

The signed agreement will enable joint actions for the improvement of osteoarthritis patients in health institutions. On Wednesday 17 January, OAFI and AECOSAR signed an agreement with ACES (Catalan Association of Health Entities), a non-profit business association whose mission is to defend, promote and develop care in private health centres. The aim is to cover […]

13 Dec

Christmas: How to look after yourself and enjoy your holiday meals

Article by courtesy of Laura Isabel Arranz , PhD in food and nutrition, pharmacist and dietician-nutritionist. Christmas is a time of emotion and special days to enjoy and share with our loved ones around a table. The emotional and social side of food is important, but we must be careful not to overindulge in excesses […]

OAFI is the International Osteoarthritis Foundation, the first and only foundation aimed exclusively at people with osteoarthritis worldwide.

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