Hi everyone

Em3 · 16. Feb 2022, 10:00

Good morning everyone. I’m new here, I have arthritis in my thumb. When I was a child I had juvenile arthritis in my left knee I now have it in my right knee and elbow. I’m a keen runner and completed the London Marathon last October.

PeterJ · 16. Feb 2022, 10:09

Hello @Em3 and welcome to the community. We are a friendly and supportive group and I hope that you find that as well.

First of all congratulations on completing the London Marathon last year - well done. I understand that you have arthritis in your thumb, knees and elbow. Our website has a lot of useful information and a search facility and if you have any questions it is a good place to start, for example

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/conditions/juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/about-arthritis/exercising-with-arthritis/exercises-for-healthy-joints/exercises-for-the-elbows/

https://www.versusarthritis.org/news/2021/april/top-tips-to-help-knee-pain/

Please do keep posting and let us know how you are getting on and I am sure that others will connect with you to share their support and experiences as well.

With very best wishes

Peter (moderator)

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