Symptoms of Juvenile Arthritis (JRA) may differ in their severity in varied children. However, joint pain, stiffness and unusual swellings around the bone are some of the most evident signs of JRA. In few cases, the pain may aggravate to unbearable levels, in other cases, children might not feel the pain at all. Further, signs of stiffness and swelling become most visible in the early morning. Persistent pains and swellings lead to the impairment in the joint functions. The motion of the joints, nevertheless large or small, considerably reduces with time. Children who leave these significant signs unheeded face serious weakness and physical malfunctioning throughout the body.

Another common symptom of this condition is the formation of limps on the body. This sign indicates the severity of the disease and thus should be immediately brought to the notice of the physical examiner. In most of the cases, a limp indicates the impairment of the bones in the knee. In addition, few children also face joint deformities which lead to the asymmetrical growth of the joint bones. Apart from the above sure-shot Juvenile Arthritis signals, some minor symptoms also indicate towards the infliction of the disease. Some minor alert signals are unusual redness, pain and irritation in the eye.