Inflammatory joint conditions Common Conditions: Rheumatoid Arthritis Psoriatic Arthritis Ankylosing Spondylitis What is it? A condition that causes inflammation of the joints, usually causing swelling, soreness and redness that is not from a degenerative process. Diagnosis is made by a Rheumatologist using blood tests and sometimes x-rays IMPORTANT MESSAGE: Please only use colours from the palette titled: Themed Colors, they are from the Barts Health NHS Trust colour palette. Colours from the palette titled: Standard Colors, or any other palette are NOT to be used. Thank you. How to use the poster templates Choose which style you want to use from the ‘new slide’ drop down menu on the home tab on the top toolbar Add your content to the poster – please note that a poster should only include key details – you should be able to understand/read the message from six feet away Add our vision statement (Barts Health: Safe and compassionate care) to the bottom of the poster – underneath the last piece of text – please make this the same colour as the heading (ie the chosen poster colour) and use at 12pt, bold – the Barts Health colours have been added to colour palette Ensure you have checked that your poster has taken account of the corporate style guide and the visual identity guidance – both available on the intranet on the marketing and brand page You must make sure that the text does not run over the top of the image. This is important as it will not be legible and does not meet accessibility requirements if text is displayed on top of images Once the poster is complete send a copy of the poster to communications@bartshealth.nhs.uk<mailto:communications@bartshealth.nhs.uk> for approval and so that it can be kept on record When printing always select the ‘fit to page’ or ‘scale to fit page’ option available in the printing preferences, otherwise the format/print will be compromised. It is advisable to ensure that the title, date, time and venue come first on the poster and that these pieces of information are in the largest font. Your poster should be understandable from six feet. Inserting images If you would like to insert an image, please ensure that it is a high resolution image (above 600 pixels x 600 pixels at 300 dpi). Symptoms: Joint pain and swelling Stiffness Fatigue, depression and irritability Anaemia Flu like symptoms e.g. feeling generally unwell, hot & sweaty Treatments: Physiotherapy Drugs e.g. anti-inflammatory / pain killers, steroids DMARDs (disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs) Surgery Self Management: Balanced lifestyle of rest and exercise Balanced diet and weight management Get a good night’s sleep Avoid unnecessary strain on joints How Physiotherapy Can Help: Pain management strategies Graded exercise programme Joint protection advice and education Hydrotherapy Manual therapy e.g. soft tissue massage