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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
GROWING PAINS?? SPORTS
INJURY??
WHAT’S
WRONG WITH MY CHILD??
WHAT DO THE TEST RESULTS MEAN??
JUVENILE ARTHRITIS (JRA)?? JIA?? JCA??
LYME DISEASE??
LUPUS?? FIBROMYALGIA??
SPONDYLOARTHROPATHY??
ANKYLOSING
SPONDYLITIS??
SCLERODERMA??
DERMATOMYOSITIS??
VASCULITIS??
WHAT CAN I DO ABOUT IT??
SHOULD I GET A
SECOND OPINION??
IS MY CHILD GETTING THE PROPER CARE?
COULD THEY BE
DOING BETTER?
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A GUIDE FOR PARENTS AND PROFESSIONALS
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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.
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It’s Not Just Growing Pains is a guide to the common causes
of bone, joint, muscle, and arthritis pain in childhood for both parents and
professionals. It will help
parents of children with JRA (juvenile rheumatoid arthritis) and other bone and
joint conditions understand what they need to know. It will help them make sure these children
have the proper diagnosis, and help them to understand the blood tests and
other diagnostic procedures that are being done. Most importantly it will help them make sure
they get the best possible results for their children. This book is a
valuable resource for both parents and professionals. It is written by a physician with over
twenty-five years experience in helping children with musculoskeletal diseases
and their families’ lead normal happy lives.
There are no similar resources for the non-professional or
non-specialist. It was written because
the biggest obstacle to children doing well is the lack of knowledge about
childhood rheumatic diseases on the part of parents, orthopedists, and
pediatricians. If these
children are properly recognized specialists in childhood rheumatic diseases
can make a big difference.
The book includes chapters on how to
evaluate pain in different areas of the body, different types of sports
injuries, juvenile arthritis, Lyme disease, fibromyalgia,
systemic lupus erythematosus, scleroderma,
Raynaud’s phenomenon,
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It’s not just growing
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Table of contents
Part 1 – My child complains of pain.
1. Growing pains – the most common right and wrong answer!!
2. Figuring out what’s wrong
Taking and giving a
history
The complete physical
examination
Laboratory tests and
other evaluations
3. Common causes of pain in specific bones and joints
Knee pain
Hip pain
Back and neck pain
Foot and ankle pain
Wrist and elbow pain
4. The child who hurts all over
5. Sports Injuries
Part 2 - The Rheumatic diseases and
related conditions
6. Why do children get arthritis?
7. Juvenile arthritis
8. Eye complications with arthritis
9. Enthesitis associated arthritis –
Spondyloarthropathies
Juvenile ankylosing
spondylitis
Psoriatic arthritis
Inflammatory bowel
disease
Infection-associated
arthritis
Post-streptococcal
reactive arthritis and acute rheumatic fever
10. Lyme disease
11. Systemic lupus erythematosus
12. Mixed connective tissue disease (MCTD)
13. Sjogren’s syndrome
14. Raynaud’s phenomenon
15. Scleroderma
16. Dermatomyositis and polymyositis
17.
18. Benign Hypermobile joint syndrome
- (Ehlers Danlos syndrome)
19. Fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome.
20. Reflex sympathetic dystrophy
21. Osteoporosis
Part 3 – Living with a child with a
chronic condition
22. Medications and Immunizations
23. Alternative medications
24. Understanding laboratory and diagnostic tests
25. Reconstructive Surgery – when and why
26. Family issues
27. Getting the best care for your child
28. What else can I do?
Appendix. Resources for parents and health professionals
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