Common Topics

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Paediatric Rheumatology teams care for children and young people with conditions affecting the bones, muscles and/or joints. These conditions range from biomechanical pains or complex regional pain syndromes to juvenile idiopathic arthritis or complex multi-system inflammatory disorders.

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Common childhood conditions
Functional abdominal pain (FAP) is common in children or teenagers. The word functional means that there is no physical blockage, infection, inflammation or disease causing the pain.
In-toeing or pigeon toe (feet turn in when walking) is very common in young children
Tics and Tourette's syndrome
Most people will have heard of Tourette’s syndrome from films and TV. The media tends to show the most severe symptoms, such as uncontrolled swearing or tics that cause injuries, which can be worrying for families when a child or young person is newly diagnosed with tics. Thankfully these severe symptoms are very rare.