Ankle pain (especially Achilles tendon (back of the ankle /heel is extremely common in ERA
A type of juvenile arthritis found a lot in pre teen /teenage boys who also have crohns
My child developed juvenile arthritis associated with inflammatory bowel disease at age 10/11
He has arthritis in his hands /ankles /heels /toes
Sometimes issues with knees
please see a pediatric rheumatologist before any physical therapy
physical therapy is good after they figure out if there is inflammation
That would change how your child exercises in therapy etc….
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Introduction: Enthesitis-related Arthritis (ERA) is a specific category of juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) characterized by axial and/or peripheral arthritis, and enthesitis, although other different extra-articular manifestations may encompass its clinical spectrum.Materials and Methods: In...
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Background Few published data describe how joint involvement, the most prevalent extraintestinal manifestation, affects quality of life (QoL) of children with Crohn’s disease (CD). Arthritis and arthralgia rates in pediatric CD patients are reportedly 3–24% and 17–22%, respectively, but studies...
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