A Little Bit About Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis By. Meagan Owen

Meagan Owen November 2002 Anatomy & Physiology A Little Bit About Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis As teenager myself, I feel that it is important for the youth of America to be informed on less popular diseases that could very well pose as a threat to us. One of those happens to be arthritis. Now I'm sure that all you young people out there are rolling your eyes, thinking, "I've heard of arthritis!" BUT, I bet you didn't …

…is called a flare-up or flare. Flare-ups just happen and can't be prevented. Because flare-ups are unpredictable, it can be hard for some kids with JRA to plan ahead. The good news is that for every 10 kids with JRA, at least 7 of them outgrow it. And while they have it almost all kids with JRA can control it with medicine and other treatments, which means they can do most things that other kids can do.