A 48-year-old member asked:
Do people who have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis have a shorter life expectancy than regular people?
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Dr. Ahmad M Hadiedanswered
Orthopedic Surgery 51 years experience
See below: A new study has found that people with rheumatoid arthritis appear to age faster than people without the disease, a finding that may help to explain why those with the condition have shorter life expectancies.
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Dr. Robert Lowe commented
Pediatric Rheumatology 19 years experience
No, juvenile idiopathic arthritis is NOT RA and is NOT associated with a shorter life span. The exception is kids with systemic form of JRA
Jan 24, 2013
Dr. Tapan Joshianswered
Pain Management 29 years experience
No: No, but they may have more systemic problems.
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Dr. Thomas Nameyanswered
Rheumatology 50 years experience
Inflammation and...: Inflammation which is chronic, will definitely decrease lifespan. Also, if untreated, or not well treated, inability to exercise, and drugs like prednisone, which causes metabolic syndrome, can shorten lifespan, since Prednisone causes obesity and Insulin resistance!
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A 43-year-old member asked:
Does having juvenile rheumatoid arthritis affect people's life expectancy?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
It can if not treate: It can if not treated properly and the complications will affect the life expectancy
it is a chronic disease but can go into remissions and 75% of patients go into remission and they have good prognosis.
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A 34-year-old member asked:
What are some good excercises for people with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis?
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Dr. Yash Khannaanswered
Family Medicine 59 years experience
Swimming,walking,bik: Swimming , walking and stationary bike are three exercises which can be done safely and will benefit the patients
sport activities if approved by the rhamatologist only.
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