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ROLLING TO WIN
Over Arthritis
Each player should have his or her own game
sheet with 13 principles or actions that can prevent or reduce the
problems with arthritis. They are numbered from 0 thru 12. Each
principle/action row has four squares labeled: Important –
Understand – Started – Habit. When a player claims a
principle/action (see below), he or she should indicate this by
marking one of the squares in that row that would correctly identify
how the player is doing in implementing the principle/action. If he
or she agrees it is important, the Important box should be
marked. If player fully understands the principle/action and how to
implement it, the Understand box should be marked. If the
player has actually started the action, the Started box
should be marked. If the player has made it a habit to implement the
principle/action as shown by consistently doing it for at least two
consecutive weeks, the Habit box should be marked. This
allows the game sheet to be an on-going program and progress sheet
for the player. On a turn, player rolls dice and by adding or
subtracting them comes up with a number that allows him or her to
claim a particular principle or action. For example, player could
role a 5 and a 2. That means player could add the dice and claim #7
(Strength-building exercise) or subtract the dice and claim #3
(Maintain correct posture and spinal/joint alignment). First player
to claim all 13 principles or actions wins the game. Next time the
game is played, players could discuss progress made from the last
time in implementing the principles/actions and the benefits they
have experienced. |
