July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Month

When you hear that juvenile arthritis affects nearly 300,000 children, you may imagine all of those children having the same symptoms and facing the same struggles. Juvenile arthritis actually is an umbrella term for a number of childhood diseases affecting the joints and musculoskeletal system. And although they share many common telltale symptoms, like pain, joint swelling, redness and warmth, they are distinct and each have their own special concerns and symptoms.

One of the first steps to living with a diagnosis of juvenile arthritis is to understand the type of arthritis your child has. The following is a list of some of the common types of juvenile arthritis.

Click Here to visit the Arthritis Foundation's Kids Get Arthritis Too website for the full article and other information.