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You, Your Child [and] Arthritis is a valuable resource for families of children with juvenile arthritis (JA). This guide provides the information parents/caregivers need to understand their child?s disease and to feel comfortable caring for them. It also covers the different types of juvenile arthr…

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URL: https://arthritis.ca/getmedia/42e31329-43c9-433b-89fb-7e3fc4f30493/ChildhoodArthritis_July23_2020.pdf

Corporate Author: Arthritis Society

Responsibility: Revised by Shirley ML Tse, MD, FRCPC , Associate Professor, University of Toronto, Program Director, Division of Rheumatology, SickKids. *Review support by Pamela Jarvis, RSSW, Arthritis Society and Michelle Bridge, OT Reg. (Ont.), ACPAC, Arthritis Society.

Edition: 6th ed.

Place of Publication: Toronto, ON

Publisher: Arthritis Society

Publication Date: 2020

Physical Description: PDF; 24 pages

Subject: Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis; Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis

Abstract: You, Your Child [and] Arthritis is a valuable resource for families of children with juvenile arthritis (JA). This guide provides the information parents/caregivers need to understand their child?s disease and to feel comfortable caring for them. It also covers the different types of juvenile arthritis, current treatments including medications, and other important elements of treatment, such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy. In addition, there are important sections for parents/caregivers learning to cope with a child who has a chronic disease. Pediatric rheumatology teams across Canada recommend and endorse this resource for all families of children with arthritis.