Rheumaliga raises awareness with the "Me and my rheumatism" campaign

Eight people with rheumatism appear on filler advertisements and on the channels of the Swiss Rheumatism League with their authentic statements.

Rheumatism is not a minor ailment, but an often serious chronic disease that can affect people of all ages. "I'm young and I have rheumatism. That doesn't fit the mold of many people," is how one of the protagonists of the Rheumaliga campaign sums it up. Just 40 years ago, deformed joints were often seen in rheumatism patients. With medical progress, rheumatism became largely invisible. A great improvement in quality of life on the one hand, but a challenge for many sufferers on the other. People with rheumatism have to explain themselves time and again in their private and professional lives. Not only, but especially now in the corona crisis.

As many rheumatism sufferers belong to the risk group due to their medication or their age, they are concerned about their safety and fear the possible serious progression of the disease in the event of Covid-19. The Rheumaliga is currently responding to numerous inquiries from insecure sufferers who receive too little understanding of their situation from those around them. It intervenes and seeks individual solutions with those involved.

The restrictions in everyday life are complex, as rheumatism comprises around 200 different clinical pictures. And it can affect anyone. Rheumatism knows no age. Members of the Rheumaliga Switzerland's Council of Patients tell their very personal stories on Rheumaliga.ch. In the "Me and my rheumatism" campaign, they talk about hardship, prejudice, stigmatization and aching joints. They share their experiences with around 2 million sufferers in Switzerland and want to encourage them.