Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Juvenile Arthritis Introduction: About 300,000 children under the age of 16 are affected by Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (“Juvenile Arthritis”). Many people are aware of the disease often called “arthritis” which is commonly found in adults. Arthritis is an illness that causes swelling and stiffening of the joints. It wasn’t until just recently that doctors realized children could obtain this disease also. As it was more and more commonly found in children, the term “juvenile idiopathic arthritis” came about. The word “idiopathic” meaning “of unknown origin.” This term was given to children diagnosed at the age of sixteen and younger. The connection between Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) and Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is…

Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) is an inflammation of the joints that is the result of the body’s own immune system attacking the joints (Peacock & Ostrov, 2000). Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) (Brescia, 2012). There are seven major types of JRA, which are: systemic JIA; oligoarthritis; polyarticular arthritis, rheumatoid factor negative; polyarticular arthritis, rheumatoid factor positive; psoriatic arthritis; enthesitis-related…

P1: Ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the axial skeleton with a strong link to genetics, which mainly effects the joints of the spine and the sacroiliac joints of the pelvis. The strong genetic links sit with the HLA-B27 gene which has unusual properties in those with AS, and there is evidence to suggest that it may interact with the T cell receptors in association with CD4. Evidence suggests that AS has association with, not only the HLA-B27 gene,…

Meniscal Tears and Osteoarthritis are major issues among people in the United States especially among the older demographic, usually right around the age of 45 and older. It is an issue that affects over a million US citizens, leaving many problems with pain in their legs especially around there knees. Many people who have osteoarthritis often suffer from Meniscal tears as well. With such pain among them, most people look for assistance from a doctor. With the assistance of a doctor, the patient…

The joints in a human body are the essential parts dependable for the cause of a movement. It's that region of the physique where two bones meet, to enable actions to the complete physique. Arthralgia or joint agony, as is typically recognized is the designated, which outcome from some injury or agony in and across the joints. The joints delivering for the action amenities in human are particularly sensitive to external accidents, which usually result in intent immense anguish. From our study…

Gout has been identified as early as 2640 BC by the ancient Egyptians, with famous suffers such as composer Ludwig van Beethoven, diplomate Benjamin Franklin, astronomer Galileo Galilei, and physicist Isaac Newton and known as the disease of kings due to prevalence of an indulgent lifestyle, such as consumption of alcohol, fructose-sweetened drinks, meat and other rich foods lead to risk factors of gout. Gout is caused by an excesses amount of uric acid being deposited in needle-like structures…

neck, shoulders, and arms. The pain also goes down his leg, particularly, in the left leg in a sciatic distribution. He complains of sleep disturbance, not sleeping more than two hours at a time being awakened by his pain. He also is unable to engage in any consistent exercise or muscle strengthening exercise because of pain in multiple joints and also because of the burning sensation that he has in his hands and feet. He states that changes in the weather significantly affect his symptoms…

Group I, Category 44 Insufficient Medical Documentation to Determine Impairment Severity ISSUE There is insufficient evidence regarding the claimant’s physical condition to complete the Sequential Evaluation of Disability. CASE DISCUSSION & POLICY ANALYSIS (INCLUDING SPECIFIC REFERENCES) This 59- year old claimant is filing a concurrent claim alleging disability due to arthritis in the knees, a herniated disc, scoliosis, and arthritis in the back, tendonitis in left foot, urinary…

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) makes osteoarthritis worse and it enables it to work faster because RA attacks the body's own immune system which then makes it easier for osteoarthritis to occur and it also increases the pain osteoarthritis causes. Most people with chronic diseases like rheumatoid arthritis have more than one disease and osteoarthritis is very commonly associated with chronic diseases. Doctors highly recommend exercising to avoid getting any of these…

3.1 STATISTICS OF GOUT Gout is a type of arthritis that is becoming very common around the world. There is a worldwide trend towards younger gout patients, often occurring at the age of 30 and above. The increasing incidence of gout is a result of a combination of factors, primarily an ageing population, growing obesity problem, growing numbers of patients with high blood pressure, insulin resistance and blood lipid issues, the love for junk food and alcohol and stressful lifestyle. Gout may…