The State of Health Care Podcast
Welcome to the State of Health Care Podcast! In this podcast, we interview health care professionals from different backgrounds, experiences, and expertise, in an effort to discover what's really going on in our health care system. Additionally, we also speak with patients, or those who have been dealing with short-term or chronic illness, injury, or health challenges. This podcast was started to shed light on the health care system, while simultaneously, highlighting resources and options available for you to make empowered decisions about your health care. We delve into traditional western medicine to alternative therapies to everything in between! Thanks for listening!
The State of Health Care Podcast
Rheumatoid Arthritis - A Patient Experience
For this next episode, we are delighted to welcome Julie back to the show, this time from the patient side! If you remember from season 1, Julie spent much of her career as a nurse before becoming self-employed as a yoga instructor, astrologer, and tarot reader. It's exciting to have Julie back as she offers both the perspective of someone who used to work in the health care system, and as a patient.
At 13, Julie broke both her tibia and fibula and was almost instantly diagnosed with arthritis. At this time in the mid 1970s, there wasn't much support for physical therapy or treatment. More recently, in 2010, Julie was also diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), which was discovered during bloodwork.
If you live with or are curious about RA, this episode is for you. Julie speaks passionately about managing her RA without medications or western medicine influence. Rather, she strives for a holistic life of movement, eating well, resting, and intuitively listening to her body. She offers advice on gaining a larger perspective on how to live with RA: managing it, living with flares, paying attention to your body, and not fearing the disease.
Listen in and share with your friends and family who might benefit from an incredibly insightful conversation.
Disclaimer: The information shared on this podcast is not a substitute for any form of professional physical health care or medical care. Listening does not constitute a doctor-patient relationship with Tracy Karas, DPT. The information provided is for inspirational and educational purposes only.