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Did you know that arthritis is the biggest single cause of disability in Ireland? Over 1,000 children and their families are living with chronic arthritis.Juvenile idiopathic arthritis or juvenile arthritis is the name for a number of forms of arthritis in children and teenagers.
It can begin at any age, although it most commonly shows up in younger children. It can develop in boys or girls, although most types are more common in girls. For the vast majority of these children, arthritis is not the same as in adults.Joint pain and swelling. This can come and go but most likely will persist over some weeks.There are still many gaps in our knowledge the cause of JIA. Doctors do not know exactly what causes it or why it occurs in some children and not in others.
The best way to provide this package of care is through a team of health experts working together . This will probably include a family doctor and hospital doctors who specialise in rheumatology and children’s medicine . Children will also need to visit regular specialists who are expert in both . Many children will see an eye specialist for eye checks as juvenile arthritis can affect the eyes.
As well as doctors, children should see a physiotherapist regularly to advise on a home exercise programme. The team may also include nurse specialists, occupational therapists, social workers and psychologists. The aim of medical treatment is to relieve a child’s pain, reduce the swelling or inflammation in their joints, and slow down the advance of arthritis. New medicines today are very effective at doing these things. There is no ‘wonder drug’ that can cure JIA but doctors take care to use the medicine that works best to control a child’s arthritis with the fewest side-effects. There are several types of medicines involved most commonly anti- inflammatory and biologic injections or infusions.
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