

How Physical Therapy Can Help Childhood Arthritis
Juvenile arthritis (JA) isn’t a specific disease, but an inflammatory and autoimmune condition in youngsters under age 16. JA affects approximately 300,000 children just in the U.S. and it’s classified within seven different types, depending upon a range of symptoms and co-conditions. All forms of JA have pain, swelling and inflammation in common and include: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), which is the most common Juvenile dermatomyositis results in muscle weakness and