Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis is a type of arthritis that causes joint inflammation and stiffness for more than six weeks in a child 16 years of age or younger. Inflammation causes redness, swelling, warmth and pain in the joints, although many children with JRA do not complain of joint pain. Any joint can be affected, and inflammation can limit the mobility of affected joints.
JRA is an autoimmune disease, meaning the body mistakenly identifies some of its own cells and tissues as foreign. The immune system, which normally helps ward off harmful, foreign substances such as bacteria or viruses, begins to attack healthy cells and tissues. The result is inflammation - characterized by redness, heat, pain and swelling.
Researchers still do not know exactly why the immune system goes awry in children who develop JRA, although they suspect it is a two-step process. First, something in a child's genetic makeup predisposes them to develop JRA. Then an environmental factor, such as a virus, causes the development of JRA.
Treatment BeterKlinic
BeterKliniek is the clinic for Integrative Medicine that bridges regular and non-regular medicine.
An van Veen (physician) and Michael van Gils (therapist) look for the cause of a condition or disease. That is where the treatment starts otherwise, as people often say, it is 'carrying water to the sea'. We call this cause medicine. Sometimes it is also desirable to treat the symptoms (at the same time). We call this symptom medicine.
Chronic disorders often have their cause in epi- genetics. You can schedule a free informative telephone consultation (phone number 040-7117337 until 1 p.m.) at BeterKliniek to discuss your symptoms so that we can provide you with further advice.
