Experiences with

Juvenile idiopathic arthritis

To feed into a presentation on exercise by NRAS at this year’s British Society of Rheumatology Annual Conference, we are keen to discover more about how people with Rheumatoid Arthritis or Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis really feel about exercise.

[/i]The TOFIDENCE intravenous formulation is approved for the treatment of moderately to severely active rheumatoid arthritis, polyarticular juvenile idiopathic arthritis and systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis. It is not available for at home injections at this point.

Wear Purple is our annual campaign dedicated to raising awareness and NRAS funds for the benefit of those living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis 💜. This year it will he held on Friday 24th May.

This week is JIA Awareness Week and we are raising awareness of what it is like to live with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by sharing across our social media platforms and on our website, the stories of adults, children, parents and siblings who have been affected by a diagnosis of JIA.

This week is JIA Awareness Week and we are raising awareness of what it is like to live with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis by sharing across our social media platforms and on our website, the stories of adults, children, parents and siblings who have been affected by a diagnosis of JIA.

The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) are currently undertaking a study to look at quality of care in children and young adults (0-24 years) with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA).

I've had systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis for over fifty years and early on had periods of remission until I stepped on something sharp on the beach after which time I've never had any further remission periods since.

According to the National Library of Medicine: 'Etanercept is a biologic TNF inhibitor commonly used to control ankylosing spondylitis, juvenile idiopathic arthritis, plaque psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and rheumatoid arthritis.

We want to share stories of children, teenagers, parents, adults and indeed anyone affected by Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis. If this is something you think you would like to get involved in, please contact us at jia@nras.org.uk for more information.

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