When you think of arthritis, you normally think of bent, white haired, senior citizens looking for a warm spot to 'rest their bones.
' But it may shock you to know that arthritis has become one of the most common childhood illnesses.
Juvenile Arthritis attacks young adults 18 years old and under to children who can't walk yet, yes babies.
Here are ten facts that you were probably not aware of.
This disease is often referred to as JA.
1.
Arthritis attacks girls more often than boys.
2.
The weigh bearing bones are most commonly affected.
The hips, knees, hips, and ankles are prime targets.
The shoulders, wrists and elbows are also afflicted.
3.
JA is part of a 1.
48 billion dollar health care bill each year and the amount is growing steadily.
4.
The most common type of Juvenile Arthritis is rheumatoid.
This can affect many joints in the body.
5.
There are over 100 types of Arthritis.
This disease can attack any part of the body from the eyes to the skin to the muscles(the heart,etc).
6.
The cause of JA is unknown.
Diet or allergies do not seem to cause or "cure" it.
7.
There is not a single test to diagnose arthritis.
Diagnosis is done by multiple tests by specialized doctors.
8.
JA can cause slow or no growth in height due to the altered bone growth.
9.
Some types of Juvenile Arthritis only affect one side of the body.
10.
This disease is not outgrown.
It stays with the child the rest of his life.
This is not an old person's disease anymore.
Although common, this is a serious disease that steal the life and vitality form it's victims.
It can kill in it's more extreme forms.
' But it may shock you to know that arthritis has become one of the most common childhood illnesses.
Juvenile Arthritis attacks young adults 18 years old and under to children who can't walk yet, yes babies.
Here are ten facts that you were probably not aware of.
This disease is often referred to as JA.
1.
Arthritis attacks girls more often than boys.
2.
The weigh bearing bones are most commonly affected.
The hips, knees, hips, and ankles are prime targets.
The shoulders, wrists and elbows are also afflicted.
3.
JA is part of a 1.
48 billion dollar health care bill each year and the amount is growing steadily.
4.
The most common type of Juvenile Arthritis is rheumatoid.
This can affect many joints in the body.
5.
There are over 100 types of Arthritis.
This disease can attack any part of the body from the eyes to the skin to the muscles(the heart,etc).
6.
The cause of JA is unknown.
Diet or allergies do not seem to cause or "cure" it.
7.
There is not a single test to diagnose arthritis.
Diagnosis is done by multiple tests by specialized doctors.
8.
JA can cause slow or no growth in height due to the altered bone growth.
9.
Some types of Juvenile Arthritis only affect one side of the body.
10.
This disease is not outgrown.
It stays with the child the rest of his life.
This is not an old person's disease anymore.
Although common, this is a serious disease that steal the life and vitality form it's victims.
It can kill in it's more extreme forms.