Arthritis Toolkits Available at the Library

Do you suffer from the effects of arthritis?  If you do, learning how to manage your pain through diet and exercise is very important.  The South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control office has developed The Arthritis Toolkit: a Self-Study Program to assist individuals in learning about their illness and how to manage it through diet, exercise and medication along with managing the emotional affects of work, relationships and other responsibilities.  The kits include a book, The Arthritis Helpbook, arthritis self-test with self-score instructions, a relaxation CD, 2 exercise CDs, information sheets on common problems and solutions of arthritis sufferers and an exercise action plan.  The kits can be borrowed from Dorchester County Library on an extended loan.  Each library has two kits available for checkout.  For more information, call your local library branch.