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Not An Old Person’s Disease: I Was Diagnosed With Juvenile Arthritis At 18

March 20, 2017 by Rebecca Eckler 8 Comments

When most people think of arthritis, they think of it as an ‘old person’s disease’. Yet more than 24,000 Canadian children live with arthritis. Children and teenagers can be affected by arthritis in many forms, and it can cause joint inflammation, stiffness, and affect a child’s growth. Often, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness Tagged With: arthritis, child, inflammation, joints, juvenile arthritis, Medikidz Explain JIA, pain, rheumatologist, stiffness, swelling, Teen, The Arthritis Society’s Childhood Arthritis Advisory Council

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