This is one of challenges for children with JIA who play sports. It is a common question that your pediatric rheumatologist is asked and they can review individual circumstances. In general, JIA pain due to an active joint will be sore every day, regardless of activity, and it may be more significant in the mornings with associated stiffness. Any time there is a new pain associated with a sport it is recommended to take a moment to see if that pain persists or goes away. For any pain that is consistently coming up or lingers for a period of time after the activity, it is worth to review with your doctor and/or physiotherapist. Although there is some pain that is ok to “push through”, most of the time we have to learn how to listen to our body, adapt our activities accordingly, and get some help to figure out what’s going on.