Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA)?

2 Comments

1. ableego says:

   September 8, 2010 at 9:53 pm

   Yes, some impairments impact normal motor development more significantly than others. Also, variations of degree within each disease, disability, or impairment exist. Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA), Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Cerebral Palsy (CP), and Muscular Dystrophy (MD) are a few examples. Each impacts neurological development, muscle tone, and/or joint formation. Many are considered progressive regenerative diseases. While active and passive range-of-motion activities and proper use of posture supports can slow down such degeneration, it is difficult to say which disease is the worst for all patients.
   Considering the various types of physical and health impairments, do you believe that certain impairments impact normal motor development more significantly than others?
2. screamingfreedom says:

   September 8, 2010 at 10:44 pm

   Of course they do. One of the big questions is at what age does the onset of the condition begin. If it does not begin until the teen years then there is little effect on motor development since most motor development has already happened. The younger you are when a disease begins the more it will effect motor development.

   Of course there are many disease that effect our motor functions and can have a negative effect on the way we are able to do normal tasks. Diseases such as MS and MD can reverse normal development.

   Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis does not usually hinder motor development nor does it usually reverse it.

   Rusty
   http://arthritis-symptom.com/Juvenile-Arthritis-Symptoms/index.htm