Learn how to make a saline solution at home.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn how orthopaedics fix damaged joints and why it is often the last option.
Learn about one of the major complications of hemophilia: joint disease.
Several types of surgical procedures may be used in the treatment of JIA or JIA-related conditions. These include joint injections, joint replacement surgery, jaw surgery, cataract surgery, or glaucoma surgery.
Your child needs to take the medicine called amlodipine. This information sheet explains what amlodipine does and how to give it to your child. It also explains what side effects or problems your child may have when they take this medicine.
Step 5 of the Bright IDEAS system for problem solving is to see how your plan worked and if you are satisfied with the solution. Learn how to rate your solution and what the next steps are based on your rating.
Joint and tendon steroid injections are a form of treatment for children with arthritis and inflammation. Learn more about the procedure here.
Step 3 of the Bright IDEAS system is to evaluate the options you listed in the previous step. Learn how to evaluate and rank your options to help you choose the best solution for your situation.
Complications of JIA include flares, growth problems, joint contractures, muscle weakness, muscle loss, osteoporosis, and eye problems. Learn more about these complications and how they can be managed.
In some cases, corticosteroids can be given as joint injections in the treatment of JIA. Find out about safety considerations and potential side effects of these injections.
Dehydration occurs when the body does not have enough water to function properly. Learn how illness can cause dehydration and how it is treated.
Proper footwear is important when you have arthritis. Learn how orthotic inserts and splints can help to relieve pain from JIA.
Learn about transient synovitis in children, or temporary inflammation of the lining of a joint.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn about the main complications of joint disease: arthritis and synovitis.
Find out how oral rehydration therapy can treat dehydration caused by viral gastroenteritis.
An open reduction is a surgical procedure performed on children with more severe hip dislocation that cannot be treated any other way. Learn how the procedure is done and what follow-up care your child will need.
Teens living with hemophilia can learn how doctors diagnose joint disease, a common complication of hemophilia.
Teens learn about the two most common bleeds in hemophilia: joint bleeds and muscle bleeds.
This page describes how joint inflammation happens and how juvenile idiopathic arthritis can hurt your joints. It also outlines some of the symptoms of arthritis in young people.
A hip spica cast helps to keep the hip joint in place after surgery. Learn why a child needs a hip spica cast and how the cast is applied.
A guide on how to deliver tobramycin directly into the bladder using a catheter.
It can be very common for parents to experience increased difficulties in their relationships with partners or spouses when their child has cancer. Read about how you and your partner can cope separately and together.
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