Being diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis or JIA is very difficult for children, teenagers and their parents. What? Why? Children in Hospital filmed the rheumatology nurse explaining to a recently diagnosed teenager what this means and answering his questions. We also spoke to a mum of a girl diagnosed at 18 months about what has helped her accept the diagnosis. The video was made in collaboration with the charity SNAC (Scottish Network for Arthritis in Children).

Please see our website for other videos to help children with arthritis, including methotrexate for JIA, physiotherapy for JIA and joint injections for JIA.
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