Tuesday, 7 October 2014

Be positive and remember Arthritis is curable

In popular lore Arthritis is considered as disease of old but truth is completely different.Studies have found that in age group of 6 months to 18 years,one in every teenager is suffering from one or the other form of arthritis.Among this, the most common type is juvenile rhuematoid arthritis. In India almost 15 lakh kids are suffering from it.Common symptoms are swelling,inflammation of joints,high fever,swelling in eyes or redness.These symptoms are visible for 3 months or so.The treatment is prescription of anti inflammatory medicine and in addition they can also be administered disease modifying drugs. All in all ,it is curable and one should never lose hope.

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