by Annie Beth | Oct 12, 2021 | Disability Overview
Childhood arthritis? Children don’t get arthritis. True or false? Sadly, false. One child in 1000 has some form of arthritis. Stretching that out means nearly 300,000 kids in the US and more than 2 million worldwide are suffering! To bring attention to this situation,...
by Annie Beth | Jul 5, 2019 | Disability Overview
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis sounds like a misnomer. A mistake. How can a kid have creaking bones? Arthritis is more than something making it harder for the elderly to get around. It is a swelling (inflammation is the medical term) of the tissue that lines the inside...
by Annie Beth | May 28, 2019 | Disability Overview
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is a debilitating disease that makes it difficult for children to lead normal lives. As National Arthritis Awareness Month is spotlighted during May, we will be focusing our discussion on JRA’s symptoms & types, as well as diet...
