"The sauna has been one of the biggest interventions in my rheumatoid arthritis self-care management plan."
Patient advocate Shelley Fritz shares her experience with PRP therapy and why it was the best choice for her hand osteoarthritis.
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"[My wife] helped me realize — I’m not troubling her; I’m being an advocate for myself for what I need."
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Every Saturday morning for over six years, some of my friends and I would meet at Alice Marble Park and play basketball. It’s a beautiful park on a hill in San Francisco, overlooking the bay and Golden Gate Bridge on...
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Every Saturday morning for over six years, some of my friends and I would meet at Alice Marble Park and play basketball. It’s a beautiful park on a hill in San Francisco, overlooking the bay and Golden Gate Bridge on...
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