How Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects the Eyes
... How the eye works Although it might not seem possible, a disease that affects the joints can sometimes also affect the eyes. Children with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) can develop eye problems ...

What You Need To Know about Rheumatoid Arthritis
... What is rheumatoid arthritis? Arthritis is a general term that describes inflammation in joints. Inflammation is characterized by redness, warmth, swelling and pain. Rheumatoid arthritis is a type of ...

Overview
... Tens of millions of Americans experience the nagging pains and physical limitations of the more than 100 forms of arthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is among the most debilitating of them all, causing jo...

Do I have Arthritis?
... Table of Contents Publications Order Form Top Many people start to feel pain and stiffness in their bodies over time. Sometimes their hands or knees or hips get sore and are hard to move. These people...

Handout on Health: Rheumatoid Arthritis
... This booklet is for people who have rheumatoid arthritis, as well as for their family members, friends, and others who want to find out more about this disease. The booklet describes how rheumatoid ar...

Questions and Answers About Arthritis and Rheumatic Diseases
... This fact sheet answers basic questions about arthritis and rheumatic diseases. The National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases (NIAMS) has other fact sheets and booklets tha...

Questions and Answers about Arthritis Pain
... The word arthritis literally means joint inflammation, but it is often used to refer to a group of more than 100 rheumatic diseases that can cause pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints. These di...

Questions and Answers about Arthritis and Exercise
... This booklet answers general questions about arthritis and exercise. The amount and form of exercise recommended for each individual will vary depending on which joints are involved, the amount of inf...

New Study to Show How Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Rate Improvement Change
... A new clinical study to determine how people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) evaluate improvements in disease symptoms will be carried out by the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and...

Questions and Answers About Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
... What Is Arthritis? Arthritis means "joint inflammation" and refers to a group of diseases that cause pain, swelling, stiffness, and loss of motion in the joints. "Arthritis" is often used as a more ge...

NIH Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic
... The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Pediatric Rheumatology Clinic is a specialty care medical facility dedicated to evaluating and treating children with pediatric rheumatic diseases who are enrol...