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Try to be calm and understanding with them It can be an extremely painful and at times debilitating condition. just remind them that the pain while it is bad at times will go away in time.
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∙ 8y agoLuck. there is no cure for it just a hope it will go into remission
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Can you get rheumatoid arthritis as a child?
Yes you can, This is called Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis and even baby's can have serious problems with it.
Can a child have rheumatoid arthritis and not have it as an adult?
No, not really it can go into remission however there is always the chance of it flaring up again. However there are many situation where children that have suffered fro juvenile arthritis never have a problem again in adulthood.
What's Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
What is juvenile rheumatoid arthritisArthritis that occurs in people under the age of 16 is referred to as juvenile arthritis. "Juvenile arthritis" covers a number of different types of arthritis in children. The most prevalent type is called "juvenile idiopathic arthritis" or JIA, and also called "juvenile rheumatoid arthritis" (JRA) or "juvenile chronic arthritis" (JCA). A child can be struck by this disease at any age from babies onwards. It may present with only mild symptoms or it may start with a severe full blown attack. Many children, while suffering some discomfort and pain from this disease, are able to get on with normal lives. However, for others it can be a very debilitating condition accompanied by pain and limited mobility in everyday activities. As there is still no cure for juvenile arthritis we can only treat the symptoms in an effort to limit pain and damage to joints and other tissue. For some children the symptoms of arthritis may disappear for a time, or the arthritis may even go into remission entirely. Others will continue to have arthritis into their adult years.About 250,000 children are said to have JRA in the USA.Arthritis Arthritis is a very painful chronic illness. I should know, I am a thirteen year old who has had it since the age of eight. It causes joint pains. There is no way to tell if you can outgrow it. It usually stays for the rest of your life.For more information, contact the Arthritis Foundation or visit their website: arthritis.orgAlso here is a article of a older brother's story of what happens when a younger brother gets arthritis: URL moved to discusion section
What is juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
What is juvenile rheumatoid arthritisArthritis that occurs in people under the age of 16 is referred to as juvenile arthritis. "Juvenile arthritis" covers a number of different types of arthritis in children. The most prevalent type is called "juvenile idiopathic arthritis" or JIA, and also called "juvenile rheumatoid arthritis" (JRA) or "juvenile chronic arthritis" (JCA). A child can be struck by this disease at any age from babies onwards. It may present with only mild symptoms or it may start with a severe full blown attack. Many children, while suffering some discomfort and pain from this disease, are able to get on with normal lives. However, for others it can be a very debilitating condition accompanied by pain and limited mobility in everyday activities. As there is still no cure for juvenile arthritis we can only treat the symptoms in an effort to limit pain and damage to joints and other tissue. For some children the symptoms of arthritis may disappear for a time, or the arthritis may even go into remission entirely. Others will continue to have arthritis into their adult years.About 250,000 children are said to have JRA in the USA.Arthritis Arthritis is a very painful chronic illness. I should know, I am a thirteen year old who has had it since the age of eight. It causes joint pains. There is no way to tell if you can outgrow it. It usually stays for the rest of your life.For more information, contact the Arthritis Foundation or visit their website: arthritis.orgAlso here is a article of a older brother's story of what happens when a younger brother gets arthritis: URL moved to discusion section
Can a 10-year-old girl be diagnosed with arthritis in her knees?
Yes she can as a mater of fact she it can happen when a child is even younger. arthritis at that age is usually known as juvenile arthritis. For more info On this have alook at the related link (What is Juvenile Arthritis) below
Can arthritis spread parents to child?
Rheumatoid arthritis can be passes on genetically from the parent to the child. that is the child of a person that hs RA is mose likely to be predisposed to developing the disease sa a result of genetic factors. They are not going to actually catch it fron their paren a in catching a cold.
Could a Retina Specialist possibly help a child withConvergence Insufficiency caused by Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis?
The procedure concerned with convergence insufficiency is muscular. therefore it is unlikely that this would be done by a retina specialist. go to the related link below(Convergence Insufficiency) for more information.
Can you get arthritis at your teen years like around 14 or 15?
Yes, You can, as a matter of I started having trouble with it at about age 8.Arthritis that occurs in people under the age of 16 is referred to as Juvenile arthritis. "Juvenile arthritis" covers a number of different types of arthritis in children. The most prevalent type is called "juvenile idiopathic arthritis" or JIA, and also called "juvenile rheumatoid arthritis" (JRA) or "juvenile chronic arthritis" (JCA).A child can be struck by this disease at any age from babies onwards it may present with only mild symptoms or it may start with a severe full blown attack. Many children while suffering some discomfort and pain from this disease are able to get on with normal lives. However for others it can be a very debilitating condition accompanied by pain and limited mobility in everyday activities. As there is still no cure for juvenile arthritis we can only treat the symptoms in an effort to limit pain and damage to joints and other tissue. For some children the symptoms of arthritis may disappear for a time or the arthritis may even go into remission entirely. Other will continue to have arthritis into their adult years. Care should be taken by any one at any age when they are suffering from inflammation as a result if arthritis as it can cause major damage to joints if ignored. (Just ask my metal elbow.)
Can kids under the age of ten have arthritis?
Unfortunately yes a person can have Rheumatoid arthritis, RA at any age.Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is the most common form of arthritis found in children. It can present as a mild condition causing few problems over time, but it can also be a very serious problem causing joint and tissue damage in children. JRA can bring about serious complications in more severe cases.For the most part there are 3 types of JRAOligoarticular; Four or fewer joints are affected. Usually the larger joints such as a knee or ankle.Polyarticular; five or more joints are affected. This usually affects the large joints, such as knees, wrists, elbows, and ankles, However the small joints of the hands and feet are also become involved. The joints of the neck (cervical spine) and jaw (temporomandibular joints) may also be affected.Systemic; Affects many parts of the body, A child with systemic JRA may have swelling, pain, and limited motion in joints, as well as other symptoms such as rashes and high fevers that come and go can happen for weeks at a time. Other organs, such as the heart, lungs, and liver, may also be affected.I am 13 and could possibly have it How? The scientists are still trying to work that out.It is an auto immune disease, you might want to look for an alternative non drug way to deal with the pain Emergency Essence and see their joint and immune section in the repertory they have in the book "Australian Bush Flower Healing" by Ian WhiteISBN-10: 073380 Yahoo email group discussing Australian Bush Flower EssencesWhen you get RA at 12 years old or as a young person it is called juvenile rheumatoid arthritis and in most ways is similar to adult onset RA. Neither of them can be cured. They however can be managed with a wide variety of medications that help control everything from pain and swelling to slowing down the progression of the damage the disease does on the body. There are natural supplements that help as well as physical therapy. Once damage has occurred to a joint it cannot be reversed, but surgery is very helpful in many cases and for various parts of the body. There is at present no cure for RA or for that matter JRA the best you can hope for is that the inflammatory stages of the disease go into or stay in remission and that other treatments are able to control damaging inflammation
Is Juvenile Rheumatiod Arthritis communicable or noncommunicable?
JRA is not communicable, However it seems that a predisposition for developing RA can be passed from parent to child geneticaly.
What is the medical term meaning juvenile arthritis?
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), also known as juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA), is the most common form of arthritis in children and adolescents. (Juvenile in this context refers to an onset before age 16, idiopathic refers to a condition with no defined cause, and arthritis is the inflammation of the synovium of a joint.)JIA is a subset of arthritis seen in childhood, which may be transient and self-limited or chronic. It differs significantly from arthritis commonly seen in adults (osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis), and other types of arthritis that can present in childhood which are chronic conditions (e.g. psoriatic arthritis and ankylosing spondylitis). It is an autoimmune disorder. The disease commonly occurs in children from the ages of 7 to 12, but it may occur in adolescents as old as 15 years of age, as well as in infants.JIA affects approximately 1 in 1,000 children in any given year, with about 1 in 10,000 having a more severe form.
If you child has had a problem with her shoulder before and its ocurring again could she have arthritis?
That is quite possible I as a child had problems with my leg at around age 7 onwards it eventually went away, however we should have checked for arthritis at the time as this would quite likely have saved me a lot of problems later on in life as I was eventually diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis which caused major damage to many of my joints. Check on it in order to avoid situations where joint replacement is the only treatment .
