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It’s not just growing pains.
A guide to childhood muscle, bone, and joint pain,
rheumatic diseases and the latest treatments
A guide for parents and professionals
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“Dr. Tom Lehman’s experience and compassion are evident on every
page of this book, and they help guide the reader—child, parent, and healthcare
professional alike – through the world of childhood arthritis. This book is an absolute gem written with a
single goal in mind: improve the lives
of kids with arthritis.” -- Jack Klippel, M.D. President and
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“Dr. Lehman has given
parents and families of children with arthritis the first book that speaks to the
parent and child as equals. His book
explains the illnesses, the medications, the lab tests, and the disease course
in simple, understandable lay language and givens them valuable insight into
how a pediatric rheumatologist thinks.
Bravo!”-- Charles Spencer,
M.D., Professor of Clinical Pediatrics, University
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"A must have for
any family with a child who has a rheumatic disease! I personally found this
book to very informative. Dr. Lehman, as always, gives families a clear
understanding of their choice of treatments and what they can expect from their
child's rheumatic disease."—Kathy Gaither, Juvenile Scleroderma Network, Inc.
"This
comprehensive guidebook is a must-read for pediatricians and health care
professionals who treat children and adolescents. For parents of children who
have already been diagnosed with rheumatic disease, as well as children who
have baffling, undiagnosed symptoms, this book will be a valuable
resource."—Enid Engelhard, CSW,
Director of Social Services, S.L.E. Foundation, Inc.
“Navigating the health care system as an adult can be daunting,
but doing so with a child who has a rheumatic disease can be a particularly
anxiety-provoking experience for the entire family. Education is the key to
understanding and to reducing the stress and fear that goes along with caring
for an ill child. Dr. Lehman's book provides a thorough explanation of disease
process, therapeutics, diagnostics and coping strategies all in a very friendly
easy to read manner. The Scleroderma Foundation is excited about this guide and
believes that it would be a great addition to the family library and to
providing the insight necessary to becoming an informed, effective partner in
their child's care."--Donna Kohli, President & CEO,
Scleroderma Foundation
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It
has always been a frustration trying to answer the many questions I have
received from people over the web. I can’t
take the time and give them the detail I would like to. I have to take care of my patients. This book is a distillation of my experience
answering questions for parents and health professionals over 25 years of
practice. If you want to know about the
diseases, the tests, the medications, or how to be sure you are getting the
best care– If you are the family member of a child with joint pains, this book will
give you the answers. If you are a general physician, a
pediatrician, or a nurse who cares for children with these diseases it will
answer many of the questions families ask you, and you can recommend it to
them. It will also answer many of your
questions about what shots to give, what precautions to take, and the other
questions families, pediatricians, and other health care providers have asked
me over the years.
The
major cause of poor outcomes for children with rheumatic diseases in the United States today is the
delay in getting the proper diagnosis and the proper treatment. The majority of children under the care of an
experienced pediatric rheumatologist do well.
For too many children it took too long to get to an experienced
pediatric rheumatologist. Fireman are great at putting out fires, but
if you want to prevent the house from burning down you have to call them at the
first sign of a fire, not wait until you’re sure you are in trouble. With proper medication we can stop most
rheumatic diseases, but we can’t always repair all the damage that was done
before the child got to us. I want
people to read my book so they can be sure they are getting the proper care for
their children. Then I want them to share the book with their doctors so their doctors
can be sure they are giving children the proper care.
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Internet. Every patient and family must find a physician they are comfortable
with. If you are uncomfortable with your present physician you may get help in
finding a new one from your local office of the Arthritis Foundation or other
community organizations.
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Dr. Lehman is the
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