This video demonstrates tools and techniques which will reduce stress on joints while gardening.

• Gardening and Arthritis Video (Full Video-For high speed connections)
  
  

• Video Survey
  Watch the video "Gardening and Arthritis" and then complete this 10 question on-line survey!
  
  
• Gardening and Arthritis: Tips and Techniques for Life Long Gardening Enjoyment
  By following some simple guidelines, gardening can remain an enjoyable activity.
  
  
• Survey-(Hard copy format)
  This survey is available to educators using the "Gardening and Arthritis" video in their programming efforts.
  
  
• Arthritis Research Project
  Arthritis can create limitations and prevent people from living the life they want to live. Brown County UW-Extension, in conjunction with the Wisconsin Arthritis Program and the Centers for Disease Control, is leading a research project to examine gardening’s ability to reduce these limitations. Participants in this project will have the opportunity to learn new techniques that will reduce stress on joints, improve body mechanics, and have the opportunity to test several gardening tools.
  
  
• Gardening With Arthritis
  An article from Outpost Exchange Magazine describes some helpful tips for making gardenig more enjoyable.
  
  
• The Wisconsin Arthritis Program
  The Wisconsin Arthritis Program partners with the Arthritis Foundation-Wisconsin Chapter, the Milwaukee Area Health Education Center, and a variety of other institutions and community organizations to focus on primary and secondary prevention of arthritis. The program's three main strategies are:
  
  Surveillance, epidemiology and evaluation
  
  Public awareness and communication
  
  Programs, policies and systems approaches.