As part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2004, a seminar on Ankylosing Spondilitis with Dr Lionel Schachna was held in Caulfield. This photo depicts Dr Schachna presenting a slide. The slide is titled, "What is Ankylosing Spondylitis?"COL photo of a man standing next to a slide projector screen on the wall. The slide being projected is titled, "what is ankylosing spondylitis?" Below the heading, there is the following text on the slide: "A form of arthritis that mainly affects the spine"; "Male - Female = 2-3:1"; "Typically begins between the ages of 15-40 years"; and "Delay in diagnosis averages 5-7 years".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SEMINAR - CAULFIELD - TUESDAY 20TH APRIL SPEAKER: DR LIONEL SCHACHNAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, ankylosing spondylitis, seminar, dr lionel schachna, caulfield, 2004

In October 1988, visiting British physiotherapist, Jane Barefoot, conducted a workshop for people with Ankylosing Spondylitis. In this photo, workshop participants are practising one of the stretching exercises.B&W photo of several people doing some stretching exercises in a long, narrow hallway. There is a handrail on one wall, and a brick wall without a handrail on the opposite wall. Some people have one leg up on the handrail while others have their leg placed up high on the brick wall opposite. Each person exercising is bending their torso towards the ankle of the raised leg. There are two people who appear to be standing while the others are doing the exercises.[in blued ink on a green sticky note] An evening workshop for people with Ankylosing Spondylitis was conducted by visiting British physiotherapist Jane Barefoot. Here, special stretching exercises for the condition are demonstrated.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, jane barefoot, physiotherapist, ankylosing spondylitis, workshop, exercise, pain management, 1988

In October 1988, visiting British physiotherapist, Jane Barefoot, conducted a workshop for people with Ankylosing Spondylitis. In this photo, a workshop participant practices a chair-based stretching exercise from a seated position.B&W photo of a man sitting on a chair. He has his hands clasped above his head while he leans his torso to one side. He is in a room with large windows along the wall behind him. It appears to be dark outside.[in blue ink on pink sticky note] Vic Weatherall at Jane Barefoot Ank. Spond. session Oct 1988arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, jane barefoot, physiotherapist, ankylosing spondylitis, workshop, exercise, pain management, 1988

As part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2004, a seminar on Ankylosing Spondilitis with Dr Lionel Schachna was held in Caulfield. This photo depicts seminar attendees watching Dr Schachna's slide show presentation. The slide being shown is titled, "What else can AS do?"COL photo of a group of people seated on rows of chairs in a large room. They are watching slides which are being projected onto a large screen on the wall. Beside the projector screen is a freestanding, vertical, blue and green banner with the heading, "Osteoporosis Awareness", followed by more text, including the words "support", "advocacy", "research", "information", and "education".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SEMINAR - CAULFIELD - TUESDAY 20TH APRIL SPEAKER: DR LIONEL SCHACHNAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, ankylosing spondylitis, seminar, dr lionel schachna, caulfield, 2004

As part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2004, a seminar on Ankylosing Spondilitis with Dr Lionel Schachna was held in Caulfield. This photo depicts Dr Schachna presenting some slides to seminar attendees.COL photo of a group of people in a large room. One man is standing next to a large slide projector screen at the top of the room. He is facing a group of people seated on rows of chairs. The slide being projected is titled, "What else can AS do?" On either side the projector screen, there is a large freestanding vertical banner: one banner is tiled, "Arthritis Victoria" and the other is titled, "Osteoporosis Awareness". Each banner contains words below the headings, such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SEMINAR - CAULFIELD - TUESDAY 20TH APRIL SPEAKER: DR LIONEL SCHACHNAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, ankylosing spondylitis, seminar, dr lionel schachna, caulfield, 2004

As part of National Arthritis Week (NAW) in 2004, a seminar on Ankylosing Spondilitis with Dr Lionel Schachna was held in Caulfield. This photo depicts Dr Schachna presenting a slide to seminar attendees.COL photo of a group of people in a large room. One man is standing next to a large slide projector screen at the top of the room. He is facing a group of people seated on rows of chairs. The slide being projected is titled, "What else can AS do?" On either side the projector screen, there is a large freestanding vertical banner: one banner is tiled, "Arthritis Victoria" and the other is titled, "Osteoporosis Awareness". Each banner contains words below the headings, such as "information", "support", "research", "advocacy", and "education".[On a white label, printed in black ink] NAW 2004 - ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS SEMINAR - CAULFIELD - TUESDAY 20TH APRIL SPEAKER: DR LIONEL SCHACHNAarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, arthritis victoria, av, national arthritis week, naw, ankylosing spondylitis, seminar, dr lionel schachna, caulfield, 2004

Rikki Bewley is an occupational therapist who has ankylosing spondylitis. Rikki donated this photo of herself running to the Foundation, with an accompanying letter. The photo appears in the February 1985 issue of RAAV's quarterly newsletter, News Review, with the caption, "Photo courtesty Sun Herald" [sic]. The photo accompanies an article titled, "The last long race". The article is Rikki's own account of the last long race that she will run - the Big M Marathon in October. This photo also appears in the September 1985 issue of News Review.B&W photo of a woman running on the grass in a park. She is wearing a t-shirt with the words "I FIGHT ARTHRITIS" in capital letters on the front, and shorts. In the background, there is a small building, some large trees, and picnic tables and benches.[Handwritten in purple ink, in the top left corner] Rikki Bewley 1988 [On a blue sticky note, handwritten in blue ink] Rikki Bewley - check 1976 - 83 RAAVarthritis foundation of victoria, afv, rikki bewley, occupational therapist, ot, ankylosing spondylitis, marathon runner, big m marathon, article, the last long race, news review, 1985

In October 1988, visiting British physiotherapist, Jane Barefoot, conducted a group hydrotherapy training session for physiotherapists. In this photo, class participants are exercising in a swimming pool using a floatation device. B&W photo of a group of people exercising in an indoor swimming pool. They are each holding a kickboard, with their arms outstretched, to propel themselves forward in the water.[in blue ink on pink sticky note] Physiotherapists at hydro. session with Jane Barefoot Oct '88arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, jane barefoot, physiotherapist, ankylosing spondylitis, hydrotherapy, water exercise, training session, pain management, 1988

In October 1988, visiting British physiotherapist, Jane Barefoot, conducted a group hydrotherapy training session for physiotherapists. In this photo, participants are exercising in a swimming pool.B&W photo of a group of people exercising in a swimming pool. A few of the people in the foreground are looking towards the camera. One woman has the back has her arms outstretched as she leans backwards in the water.arthritis foundation of victoria, afv, jane barefoot, physiotherapist, ankylosing spondylitis, hydrotherapy, water exercise, training session, pain management, 1988