One of our resident columnists, Nicola Whitehill, took the opportunity during Scleroderma Awareness Month to profile some of the people who live with…
Marta Ribeiro
Marta graduated from Universidade Fernando Pessoa in Porto with a degree in Communication Sciences and a Masters degree in New Communication Technologies. She has experience in social media, worked with several media channels, and has also worked as a freelance photographer and a graphic artist for almost 10 years.
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Articles by Marta Ribeiro
In this special article, Scleroderma News Today‘s resident blogger and scleroderma patient, Nicola Whitehill shares her tips on how to…
9 Things You Should Know About Pain
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disease that causes a hardening of the skin. This can cause tightness around joints, which can…
Management of Daily Skills: Hand and Face Exercises
Scleroderma is a rare autoimmune condition whereby the body produces too much collagen, which presents widespread symptoms in different parts of…
6 Recommendations For Eating Well With Scleroderma
According to the Scleroderma Foundation, what we eat ends up affecting our body and our health in many ways.
10 Scleroderma Facts to Know About
Scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder. This means it occurs when the body’s immune system malfunctions. It mistakenly identifies healthy cells…
6 Types of Scleroderma to Know About
According to the Scleroderma Foundation, scleroderma is a chronic systemic autoimmune disease characterized by hardening (sclero) of…
10 Facts and Statistics About Autoimmune Diseases
An autoimmune disorder occurs when the body’s immune system malfunctions. It mistakenly identifies healthy cells as foreign cells and starts…
8 Tips for Exercising When You Have Scleroderma
People with scleroderma realize they need exercise to keep their joints flexible. However, those living with the condition can often experience a lot of pain and the idea of exercising and risking making the pain worse is not an appealing one.
Fatigue is a well-known, chronic, debilitating and severe symptom for many autoimmune disease patients, including those with scleroderma. Managing it can be extremely challenging. According…