Patient Guides · Trusted resources
Our own guides go deep on the conditions we treat, but there is a wider world of good, reputable information and support out there. These are organisations, programs, and videos we consider trustworthy starting points. Use them alongside our pages, and alongside advice from your own care team.
General, reputable information on rheumatic disease and its treatment. The Canadian ones come first, since coverage, programs, and terminology match your care here most closely.
Canada's national arthritis charity: condition guides, exercise and pain resources, online learning, and a funded rehabilitation program.
Visit siteCanadaThe national body of Canadian rheumatologists, with a hub of vetted patient resources.
Visit siteCanadaPlain-language summaries of rheumatic diseases, medications, and lab tests by a Canadian rheumatologist. Available in several languages.
Visit siteCanadaA patient-led group giving people with arthritis a voice in research, policy, and care.
Visit siteReferenceClear patient fact sheets on conditions and medications from the largest US rheumatology society.
Visit siteReferenceUS arthritis charity with living-well guides, nutrition advice, and community resources.
Visit siteReferenceUK arthritis charity known for clear, well-designed booklets on conditions and staying active.
Visit siteDeeper information and support for particular conditions, including several we are often asked about but do not yet cover in depth on our own site.
National lupus charity: education, support, and awareness for Canadians living with lupus.
Visit siteLupusIn-depth lupus information, research updates, and self-management resources.
Visit siteSpondylitisSupport and education for people with ankylosing spondylitis and related spondyloarthritis.
Visit siteSpondylitisDetailed information on axial spondyloarthritis, plus exercise and posture resources.
Visit siteVasculitisPatient handouts on giant cell arteritis, ANCA-associated vasculitis, Behcet's disease, and more.
Visit siteSclerodermaEducation and support for people living with scleroderma (systemic sclerosis) and Raynaud's.
Visit siteBone healthBone-health information, a dietary calcium calculator, and balance and strength exercise guidance.
Visit siteGoutStraightforward, myth-busting patient information on gout and its long-term management.
Visit siteSjogren'sPatient resources on dryness, fatigue, and the wider effects of Sjogren's disease.
Visit sitePsoriaticToronto-based charity covering psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis, including living-well topics.
Visit siteMyositisOur sister centre for inflammatory muscle disease (myositis), for patients and referring clinicians.
Visit siteRheumatic disease and its medicines raise specific questions around conception, pregnancy, and breastfeeding. Start with our own clinic pages, and use these for individual medication questions and lactation.
Our own in-depth, sourced guidance on rheumatic disease before, during, and after pregnancy, for patients and clinicians.
Open guidePregnancyFact sheets and a free helpline on the safety of specific medications in pregnancy and breastfeeding, plus a lactation app. The accessible replacement for the former Toronto MotherRisk service.
Visit sitePregnancyA patient guide to a healthy pregnancy with lupus, developed by Duke University.
Visit siteThese are real services for people in Ontario, several of them free or OHIP-funded, covering exercise, pain, and self-management. Some need a referral; ask us or your family doctor if one interests you.
A group education and exercise program for hip and knee osteoarthritis, delivered by trained therapists.
Visit siteOntarioFree online learning from the Toronto Academic Pain Medicine Institute on understanding and managing chronic pain.
Visit siteOntario / CanadaFree tools, short courses, and peer support for living with chronic pain.
Visit siteOntarioFree workshops across Ontario for living well with a chronic condition, in person or virtual.
Visit siteOntarioOntario's free, confidential health advice line and service finder, by phone (call 811) or online.
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Short, clear explainer videos on rheumatoid arthritis and other conditions: symptoms, flares, diagnosis, and treatment. Opens on YouTube.
Visit siteHow-toA step-by-step video and guide to a subcutaneous (under-the-skin) injection, such as methotrexate or a biologic, from RheumInfo.
Visit siteVideoA Toronto pain physician's channel with practical videos on chronic pain and gentle exercise, useful for fibromyalgia. Opens on YouTube.
Visit siteMedicationsDetailed plain-language sheets on individual rheumatology medicines, from the Australian Rheumatology Association.
Visit siteThese links are provided for convenience and were current when this page was last updated. Organisations change their websites, so if you find a broken link, please let us know. Listing a resource here is not an endorsement of every statement it makes, and it does not replace personalised advice from your care team. See also our terms of use.