Greater Southwest Chapter
Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile Arthritis (JA)
2008 JA Calendar
Camp Cruz New Mexico
Arthritis in Children, Teens, and Young Adults
Right now, there are nearly 300,000 children in America with some form of arthritis or rheumatic disease. There are 8.4 million young adults between the ages of 18-44 who have arthritis and millions of others at risk for developing it.
While there are some issues that are shared by everyone with arthritis, its impact on school, social life, family, relationships, dating, sports, and almost every other aspect of an active, growing young person's life raises special concerns. New coping skills for living with the everyday challenges of arthritis must be learned. Teens and young adults entering the workforce have new issues to face.
Types of Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)
Pauciarticular JRA
Polyarticular JRA
Systemic Onset JRA
Juvenile Spondyloarthropathy Syndromes
Juvenile Ankylosing Spondylitis
Juvenile Enteropathic Arthritis
Juvenile Reactive Arthritis
Juvenile Reiter's Syndrome
Seronegativity, Enthesopathy, Arthropathy or SEA Syndrome
Other forms of Juvenile Arthritis
Juvenile Arthritis and Related Conditions
Juvenile Dermatomyositis
Juvenile Non-Inflammatory Disorders
Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis
Juvenile Scleroderma
Juvenile Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE)
Juvenile Vasculitis
The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) and the Arthritis Foundation partnered to launch a CD-ROM on Pediatric Rheumatic Diseases and Other Related Information. This comprehensive educational tool for health professionals is also available to the public. Learn more.
