Children & young adults

Other topics related to the Children & young adults section include:

Juvenile arthritis wristbands for sale!

Have you purchased any wrist bands yet?

They are available for $2 in four fun colours and two sizes.

To place your order call Cass at reception on 03 8531 8000 or Nicole on 03 8531 8028 for more details. Phone orders of five or more can be posted.

New resources for juvenile arthritis

Thirty information sheets on juvenile idiopathic arthritis are now available through the Arthritis Victoria website following a Commonwealth Government funded project.

The sheets provide information on medications, managing the impact of juvenile idiopathic arthritis and resources for teachers.

There are sheets written specifically for children and young people, as well as adults.

The information sheets are:

General resources for patients and families

Glossary
About joint injections - a guide for adolescents
Anakinra - how to give injections at home
Anakinra - how to give injections at home: a guide for adolescents
Anakinra - training checklist for home administration
Becoming more independent in your healthcare: a guide for adolescents
Breathing and relaxation strategies
Breathing and relaxation strategies: a guide for adolescents
Finding the support you need
Finding the support you need: a guide for adolescents
Helping your child manage pain during procedures
Helping your teenager become more independent in their health care
How others can help
Joint injections and sedation
Methotrexate - how to give injections at home
Methotrexate - parent information
Subcutaneous Methotrexate - parent information

Resources specific to certain rheumatological conditions

General information about JIA
Information for kids with JIA
Information for sports teachers
Information for teachers
Information for young people with JIA
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA)
Managing the impact of JIA on your child's life
Managing the impact of JIA on your family
Medication overview for JIA
Physiotherapy and JIA
Physiotherapy and JIA: a guide for adolescents
Treatments commonly used for JIA
Your pre-schooler with JIA

The full range of information sheets is available here.

The sheets were developed by a consortium of Arthritis Victoria, the Royal Children's Hospital, Monash Medical Centre, Murdoch Children's Research Institute and University of Melbourne, as part of the Arthritis and Musculoskeletal Quality Improvement Project (AMQuIP) process, funded by the Commonwealth Government.

Arthritis Australia also has a range of resources about juvenile arthritis.

Click here to take you to the link to download:

Juvenile arthritis: a 4 page overview of juvenile arthritis
School advisory form: a 1 page form to identify symptoms, suitable activities, and emergency contacts
Arthritis at preschool: 1 page of helpful suggestions for the under 5s
Arthritis at primary school: more tips for 5-12 year olds; 1 page
Arthritis at high school: addresses some of the additional challenges of adolescence; 1 page
Juvenile arthritis - a teacher's guide: 12 pages prepared especially for schools. The teacher's guide contains the school advisory form, arthritis at pre-, primary and high school information sheets.