Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic long term condition that principally attacks flexible joints, causing painful swelling, stiffness and fatigue. The risk of developing RA is associated with ageing but it also affects adults of working age and is three times more common in women. 56 year old Liz noticed her first symptoms in 1996, when her son was just 2 years old. In this collection, she shares her experiences of living with RA, from early symptoms to drug-controlled remission.
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How does your body control your breathing unconsciously? This album explores this complex process in fascinating detail using a battery of detectors attached to human guinea-pigs to monitor their breathing, blood flow and heartbeats. How does an anxious mind affect this system during a stressful situation? Whether stress is physical or emotional, the ancient “fight or flight” response is triggered. Physiologically, this can lead to the stress-related diseases which are getting more common in ...
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Liz, who was diagnosed with RA in 1996, talks about living with this long term condition.Di The Open University
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Liz talks about how she felt, physically and emortionally, when the condition first manifested itself.Di The Open University
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Liz looks back on about the protracted process of getting a diagnosis.Di The Open University
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Liz talks about the various medications she has had since her condition was first diagnosed and how she is now in drug-controlled remission.Di The Open University
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Liz reflects on how her life has changed as a result of her long term condition.Di The Open University
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A short introduction to this album.Di The Open University
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An insight into the complexities of how the body controls breathing, and a chance to see the respiratory system in action.Di The Open University
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How an anxious mind causes rapid removal of carbon dioxide from lungs, leading to significant consequences.Di The Open University
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How conscious, controlled breathing enhances health and wellbeing and tames the mind.Di The Open University
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A primary school teacher gets wired up with monitors to show how his body responds to stress.Di The Open University
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