this health issue involves inflammation in the joints and can be a debilitating
in the joints and can be a debilitating
in the joints and can be a debilitating problem hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
problem hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
problem hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re at
welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re at
welcome to watchmojo.com today we’re at the Montreal Children’s Hospital to
the Montreal Children’s Hospital to
the Montreal Children’s Hospital to learn more about arthritis and how to
learn more about arthritis and how to
learn more about arthritis and how to manage it on a day to day basis what is
manage it on a day to day basis what is
manage it on a day to day basis what is arthritis exactly arthritis is a group
arthritis exactly arthritis is a group
arthritis exactly arthritis is a group of diseases where there’s inflammation
of diseases where there’s inflammation
of diseases where there’s inflammation in the joints so the first part of the
in the joints so the first part of the
in the joints so the first part of the word art means joints and itis at the
word art means joints and itis at the
word art means joints and itis at the ends mean inflammation what causes it
ends mean inflammation what causes it
ends mean inflammation what causes it there’s about a hundred kinds of
there’s about a hundred kinds of
there’s about a hundred kinds of arthritis and so every type of arthritis
arthritis and so every type of arthritis
arthritis and so every type of arthritis is different so it’s hard to speak about
is different so it’s hard to speak about
is different so it’s hard to speak about the particular cause and at this point
the particular cause and at this point
the particular cause and at this point in time we don’t yet understand fully
in time we don’t yet understand fully
in time we don’t yet understand fully what causes this disease or this group
what causes this disease or this group
what causes this disease or this group of diseases what are the most common
of diseases what are the most common
of diseases what are the most common types of arthritis osteoarthritis is
types of arthritis osteoarthritis is
types of arthritis osteoarthritis is more common I would say in the elderly
more common I would say in the elderly
more common I would say in the elderly population it’s caused by premature
population it’s caused by premature
population it’s caused by premature aging of the joints but there’s other
aging of the joints but there’s other
aging of the joints but there’s other types of arthritis that are less
types of arthritis that are less
types of arthritis that are less frequent but can be quite severe in
frequent but can be quite severe in
frequent but can be quite severe in summer and in some patients like
summer and in some patients like
summer and in some patients like rheumatoid arthritis in the adults and
rheumatoid arthritis in the adults and
rheumatoid arthritis in the adults and there’s also juvenile arthritis and
there’s also juvenile arthritis and
there’s also juvenile arthritis and children what symptoms should we look
children what symptoms should we look
children what symptoms should we look for the main symptoms are pain in the
for the main symptoms are pain in the
for the main symptoms are pain in the joints there’s also fatigue and there’s
joints there’s also fatigue and there’s
joints there’s also fatigue and there’s stiffness which is usually present in
stiffness which is usually present in
stiffness which is usually present in the morning after patients wake up they
the morning after patients wake up they
the morning after patients wake up they feel stiff after having slept all night
feel stiff after having slept all night
feel stiff after having slept all night in the same position and then they get
in the same position and then they get
in the same position and then they get slowly better as the day progresses how
slowly better as the day progresses how
slowly better as the day progresses how does it affect a person who is suffering
does it affect a person who is suffering
does it affect a person who is suffering from it arthritis can affect the life of
from it arthritis can affect the life of
from it arthritis can affect the life of people in so many different ways people
people in so many different ways people
people in so many different ways people who are work it can make the work
who are work it can make the work
who are work it can make the work environment more difficult sometimes we
environment more difficult sometimes we
environment more difficult sometimes we need to have the work adapted for the
need to have the work adapted for the
need to have the work adapted for the patients living for with arthritis
patients living for with arthritis
patients living for with arthritis sometimes patients can find difficult to
sometimes patients can find difficult to
sometimes patients can find difficult to also work five days a week because they
also work five days a week because they
also work five days a week because they feel so tired by it and by the end of
feel so tired by it and by the end of
feel so tired by it and by the end of the week kids with arthritis can also
the week kids with arthritis can also
the week kids with arthritis can also find it difficult to attend school or to
find it difficult to attend school or to
find it difficult to attend school or to learn how to write and so on
learn how to write and so on
learn how to write and so on participation into sports is also
participation into sports is also
participation into sports is also challenging for patients living with
challenging for patients living with
challenging for patients living with arthritis and I can also lead to social
arthritis and I can also lead to social
arthritis and I can also lead to social isolation because when you’re in pain
isolation because when you’re in pain
isolation because when you’re in pain feeling tired you don’t necessarily feel
feeling tired you don’t necessarily feel
feeling tired you don’t necessarily feel like seeing your friends or going out
like seeing your friends or going out
like seeing your friends or going out you feel more like staying at home how
you feel more like staying at home how
you feel more like staying at home how serious can it be every patient is
serious can it be every patient is
serious can it be every patient is different some patients have mild form
different some patients have mild form
different some patients have mild form of diseases but some patients it can get
of diseases but some patients it can get
of diseases but some patients it can get serious the point that they some
serious the point that they some
serious the point that they some patients can become physically disabled
patients can become physically disabled
patients can become physically disabled with joint deformities and even
with joint deformities and even
with joint deformities and even requiring sometimes joint replacement
requiring sometimes joint replacement
requiring sometimes joint replacement what kind of therapy is best for
what kind of therapy is best for
what kind of therapy is best for treatment we use a combination of
treatment we use a combination of
treatment we use a combination of therapy so there’s the medications that
therapy so there’s the medications that
therapy so there’s the medications that are really important to control the
are really important to control the
are really important to control the inflammation and prevent damage but
inflammation and prevent damage but
inflammation and prevent damage but there’s also physical activity so
there’s also physical activity so
there’s also physical activity so physiotherapy and occupational therapy
physiotherapy and occupational therapy
physiotherapy and occupational therapy which involve exercises that are
which involve exercises that are
which involve exercises that are specifically adapted for patients living
specifically adapted for patients living
specifically adapted for patients living with arthritis in situation where it’s
with arthritis in situation where it’s
with arthritis in situation where it’s an inflammatory arthritis so like
an inflammatory arthritis so like
an inflammatory arthritis so like rheumatoid arthritis or juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis or juvenile
rheumatoid arthritis or juvenile arthritis we use anti inflammatory
arthritis we use anti inflammatory
arthritis we use anti inflammatory medications we use immunosuppressive
medications we use immunosuppressive
medications we use immunosuppressive medications that will control or
medications that will control or
medications that will control or suppress the immune system to really
suppress the immune system to really
suppress the immune system to really control the inflammation and that has
control the inflammation and that has
control the inflammation and that has two goals is to one the first goal is to
two goals is to one the first goal is to
two goals is to one the first goal is to maintain the quality of life of the
maintain the quality of life of the
maintain the quality of life of the people affected but the second goal is
people affected but the second goal is
people affected but the second goal is also to prevent long-term damage is
also to prevent long-term damage is
also to prevent long-term damage is there anything we can do to prevent
there anything we can do to prevent
there anything we can do to prevent arthritis we don’t present precisely
arthritis we don’t present precisely
arthritis we don’t present precisely know what causes arthritis so it’s hard
know what causes arthritis so it’s hard
know what causes arthritis so it’s hard to predict who will get arthritis but
to predict who will get arthritis but
to predict who will get arthritis but for for example for osteoarthritis one
for for example for osteoarthritis one
for for example for osteoarthritis one thing that can I think help to prevent
thing that can I think help to prevent
thing that can I think help to prevent the
the
the development of us to arthritis is is to
development of us to arthritis is is to
development of us to arthritis is is to be careful with waking what activities
be careful with waking what activities
be careful with waking what activities should we avoid are there any activities
should we avoid are there any activities
should we avoid are there any activities that can aggravate the condition in
that can aggravate the condition in
that can aggravate the condition in general exercises excellent for people
general exercises excellent for people
general exercises excellent for people living with arthritis but it has to do
living with arthritis but it has to do
living with arthritis but it has to do with choosing the right exercise for
with choosing the right exercise for
with choosing the right exercise for each person there are exercises clearly
each person there are exercises clearly
each person there are exercises clearly that could aggravate the pain of a
that could aggravate the pain of a
that could aggravate the pain of a patient so it has to do with how much
patient so it has to do with how much
patient so it has to do with how much you do of the of the exercise there are
you do of the of the exercise there are
you do of the of the exercise there are clearly exercises that are good for
clearly exercises that are good for
clearly exercises that are good for people with arthritis for example
people with arthritis for example
people with arthritis for example swimming because there’s no impact on
swimming because there’s no impact on
swimming because there’s no impact on the joints while you’re in the water
the joints while you’re in the water
the joints while you’re in the water biking is also good walking is excellent
biking is also good walking is excellent
biking is also good walking is excellent as well thank you very much thank you
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