Healthy Living With Arthritis

February
2013

FOR
IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact:                                                                                                        

Mary L. Bird

Program
Manager

Arthritis
Foundation, Great Lakes Region

Northeastern
Ohio

216-285-2839
or 800-245-2275, ext. 6419

mbird@arthritis.org

 HEALTHY LIVING WITH ARTHRITIS

Learn the Latest in Research, Diet and Pain
Management

RAVENNA
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The Arthritis Foundation, Great Lakes Region, Northeastern Ohio and Robinson
Memorial Hospital are sponsoring a free educational program devoted to
arthritis on Wednesday, March 20 from 5:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. in the Palmstrom
Community Room at Robinson Memorial Hospital, 6847 N. Chestnut St., Ravenna.
Doors open at 5:30 p.m. to view exhibits; first speaker at 6:00 p.m.

Speakers and
topics are: Walter E. Horton, Jr., Ph.D., Vice President for Research,
Northeast Ohio Medical University, “Advancements in Osteoarthritis Research;”
Tim Sable, M.D., Center for Pain Management, Robinson Health Center at Kent,
“Arthritis Pain Management;” and Patti Nitzsche, MEd, RD, LD, CDE “Nutrition
& Health: The Anti-inflammatory Diet.” There will also be an Arthritis Foundation
Exercise Program demonstration, community exhibits, door prizes, and
refreshments.

 To
register, call 1-800-245-2275, ext. 6431.

 About
the Arthritis Foundation

The
Arthritis Foundation (www.arthritis.org)
is committed to raising awareness and reducing the unacceptable impact of
arthritis, which strikes one in every five adults and 300,000 children, and is
the nation’s leading cause of disability.  To conquer this painful,
debilitating disease, we support education, research, advocacy and other vital
programs and services.