Juvenile arthritis is an autoimmune disease. That means the immune system, which normally protects the body from foreign substances, attacks the body instead. The disease is also idiopathic, which means that no exact cause is known. Researchers believe juvenile arthritis may be related to genetics, certain infections, and environmental triggers. There are five types of juvenile arthritis: • Systemic arthritis: It usually causes high fever and a rash. Boys and girls are equally affected. • Oligoarthritis:
Arthritis affects people of all age groups. More than 100 types of arthritis are known. Among these osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis having the highest incidence. One of the major causes of chronic debilitation in industrialized nations is Osteoarthritis which results from damage to the joints, which may be due to trauma, infection, or age-related wear. Rheumatoid arthritis is encountered less frequently than osteoarthritis and is estimated to affect around one per cent of the world’s population
Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory and an autoimmune disease that occurs when the immune system mistakenly attacks the body’s tissue (Rheumatoid arthritis, 2017). This disease affects the entire body, which is called a systemic (means entire body) disease. Arthritis is derived from the word part arthr-, which means “joint,” and -itis, which means “inflammation,” so altogether it means “inflammation of the joints.” It creates inflammation that causes the tissue that lines the inside
one day when she was 8 years old and her mother noticed her right knee was much larger than her other due to a vast amount of swelling. After months of doctors visits, trips to the Children’s Hospital, and testing, she was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. My interview questions to her were based around this diagnoses and the way it has effected her life as well as the process of enacting
Introduction to Kinesiology Optional Assignment Amber Hosker 104316702 Osteoporosis is a disease of the bone. It is formed from a decrease of bone strength and bone mass. Due the reduction of bone density, it makes bones thinner and more fragile. Resulting from osteoporosis your bones become extremely weak and put you at a higher risk of bone fractures. Osteoporosis is often known as the “silent thief” because it can happen without feeling any symptoms until the bone is actually broken. It causes