Nothing could be better than childhood. Everyone feels like if they have a time machine so that they could go back to their childhood. Childhood is the best phase of life where you are free from all worries and tensions. Eating, playing and sleeping are the integral part of life. But it seems miserable that despite of enjoying the childhood, kids are suffering from the health complications. We are talking about the Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA). What is JRA (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis)? There are many questions come into mind. Juvenile Rheumatoid arthritis is the most common type of arthritis occurs in the children. In a recent study it has been found that antibiotic exposure during the childhood accelerated the risk of developing Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. Overall ubiquity of JRA is estimated from 0.07 to 4.1 per children with an incidence of 0.008 to 0.226 cases of JRA per 1000 children.
Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) is also known as juvenile idiopathic arthritis. It is most common type of arthritis commonly occurs in the children below age of 17. JRA results in the continuous pain, stiffness and swelling in joints. In some types of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) may lead to serious heath complications like improper growth and inflammation in eyes. Main cause of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis is still unknown; mostly the joint problem occurs when immune system starts attacking its own cells. Other factors may include family history or viruses.
Blood tests are done for the juvenile rheumatoid arthritis which are discussed in the detail below:
In Ayurveda, there are three energies - vata, pitta and kapha which are responsible for a healthy body. Aggravated vata and kapha doshas are responsible for joint problems. Joint pain occurs due to the accumulation of ama (toxin) in the body. There are various factors like life style and improper eating habits may also results in the joint pain.