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Arthritis (young people)

  • Overview
  • Discovery
    • What is arthritis and what are the early symptoms
    • Routes to diagnosis
    • Experience of tests
    • Hearing the diagnosis
    • Learning about arthritis and treatment
  • Monitoring and treating arthritis
    • Disease progression
    • Clinics and monitoring arthritis
    • Painkillers and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs)
    • Disease Modifying Anti-Rheumatic Drugs (DMARDs)
    • Biological therapies (Anti-TNF, B-cell therapy and Anti-IL therapy)
    • Steroids
    • Surgery
    • Choosing and refusing treatment
    • Transition: Moving to adolescent or adult services
    • Staying fit and healthy
  • Living with arthritis
    • Fatigue, energy levels, and sleep
    • Getting around, home adaptations and daily living
    • Alcohol, smoking, and illegal drugs
    • School, college and university
    • Employment and volunteering
    • Money and financial support
  • Friends, family and relationships
    • Family
    • Friends and social life
    • Relationships, dating, sex and pregnancy
    • Emotional challenges
    • Coping with emotions
  • Messages to others
    • Messages to doctors and nurses
    • Messages to young people with arthritis
    • Messages to parents
  • Video diaries
    • Video diaries
  • People's Profiles
    • Male 10-17
    • Female 10-17
    • Male 18-28
    • Female 18-28
    • Parents
    • A Doctor speaks
  • Resources and Information
  • Credits

Arthritis (young people)

Profiles - Male 10-17

Bradley

Bradley is at school studying for his GCSEs. He lives with his parents and sister. He is white British.

Joseph

British

Kyrun

Kyrun lives at home with his mum, stepdad and two brothers. He is a college student. He is white British.

Leigh

Leigh is a school student and lives with his parents and brother. He is white British.

Ryan

Ryan lives with his mum and brother and is still at school. He is white British.

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