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Your spine stretches from the base of your skull to your tailbone. It's composed of 33 bones (vertebrae) stacked on top of one another.
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Falls are a common source of injury, particularly in the elderly population. They are more likely to occur if impairments in balance, strength, perception, joint range of motion, postural function or coordination are present.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Scoliosis is a curving of the spine. The spine curves away from the middle or sideways.Congenital(present at birth) scoliosis is due to a problem with the formation of the spine bones(vertebrae) or fused ribs during development in the womb.
Source:ADAM
Date:February 27, 2008
Scoliosis surgery repairs abnormal curving of the spine( scoliosis). The goal is to safely straighten the spine, align your child’s shoulders and hips, and give you long-term correction for your child’s back problem.Spinal curvature su...
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Date:February 2, 2009
Your doctor will suggest the best treatment for you based on your age, how much more you are likely to grow, and the size and type of your spinal curve.
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Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine.When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears perfectly straight. Scoliosis is a lateral(side-to-side) curve in the spine, usually combined with a rotation of the vertebrae.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health
Detailed information on scoliosis, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on scoliosis, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
Source:StayWell
Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine of 10 degrees or greater.When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears to form a straight vertical line. Scoliosis is a lateral(side-to-side) curve in the spine, usually combined with a rot...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part II
Scoliosis is a problem that makes the spine curve and twist from side to side. It is most often found in girls in their early teens. But boys can have it, too.
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Scoliosis is a side-to-side(lateral) curvature of the spine of 10 degrees or greater.When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears to form a straight vertical line. Scoliosis is a lateral(side-to-side) curve in the spine, usually combined w...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Detailed information on the most common growth-related disorders in children There are many growth-related disorders that require clinical care by a physician or other healthcare professional. Listed below are some, for which we have provided a brief overview.
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Nearly two-thirds of the United States population is overweight. There are many ways to determine if a person is overweight, but experts believe that a person''s body mass index(BMI) is the most accurate measurement of body fat for children and adu...
Source:ADAM
Date:July 25, 2007
Your child's doctor can help you learn whether your son or daughter is overweight.
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Childhood obesity is more prevalent in the Northeast, followed by the Midwest, South and West. It is also more prevalent in cities than in rural areas.
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To improve your eating habits and work more exercise into your schedule, consider these tips.
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Weigh Less, Live Longer helps you determine the cause of your excess weight and tailor a plan to your particular needs. Even a modest reduction of 7%-10% of your starting weight can lead to significant improvements in health.
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Those who are physically active but moderately overweight may be healthier than previously thought.
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Researchers have suggested that being only slightly overweight might not increase one's health risks, but a different study disproved this assumption, showing increased death rates for those with higher body mass index.
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Exploring the causes and consequences of America's growing epidemic of obesity.Obesity is not a new problem. Forty years ago, 4 of every 10 Americans were overweight or obese. But obesity is a growing problem, and it's growing quickly; today, two of every three Americans need to lose weight. In the 1960s, obesity was an epidemic; today, it's a pandemic.
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Researchers found that a body mass index in the overweight range was not necessarily an accurate predictor of death rate in older women, but additional weight still increases the risk of many other health problems.
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Abnormal posturing is different from what is commonly called"bad posture" or"slouching." Instead, it is a tendency to hold a particular body position, or to move one or more parts of the body in a particular way.This phenomenon is an important par...
Source:ADAM
Date:March 26, 2009
Detailed information on starting an exercise program to lower your risk of heart disease
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Disk herniation is a rupture of fibrocartilagenous material(annulus fibrosis) that surrounds the intervertebral disk. This rupture involves the release of the disk''s center portion containing a gelatinous substance called the nucleus pulposus.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
A herniated nucleus pulposus is a slipped disk along the spinal cord. The condition occurs when all or part of the soft center of a spinal disk is forced through a weakened part of the disk.Lumbar radiculopathy; Cervical radiculopathy; Herniated i...
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Date:May 12, 2008
Detailed information on lumbar disc disease, including cause, symptom, diagnosis, and treatment
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Each intervertebral disc contains a nucleus(center) surrounded by a sack of fibrocartilage(fibrous, connective tissue), rich in collagens(fibrous protein). A herniated disc occurs when the outer sack partially ruptures and the interior of the sack...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Neurological Disorders
Disk herniation is a breakdown of a fibrous cartilage material(annulus fibrosus) that makes up the intervertebral disk. The annulus fibrosus surrounds a soft gel-like substance in the center of the disk called the nucleus pulposus.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Disk herniation is a rupture of fibrocartilagenous material(annulus fibrosis) that surrounds the intervertebral disk. This rupture involves the release of the disk''s center portion containing a gelatinous substance called the nucleus pulposus.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Nursing and Allied Health
Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine.When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears perfectly straight. Scoliosis is a lateral(side-to-side) curve in the spine, usually combined with a rotation of the vertebrae.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Scoliosis is defined as an abnormal side-to-side or front-to-back curvature of the spine.When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears perfectly straight. Scoliosis is a lateral(side-to-side) curve in the spine, usually combined with a rota...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine
Experts aren't sure what causes most scoliosis, but if anyone in your family has it, your child has a 20 percent chance of developing it.
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Beginning in childhood or adolescence, scoliosis curves the spine so that the shape of the body is distorted. The disease can cause pain, deformity, and other medical problems if not properly treated.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Childhood and Adolescence
Detailed information on scoliosis, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Scoliosis is a side-to-side curvature of the spine of 10 degrees or greater.When viewed from the rear, the spine usually appears to form a straight vertical line. Scoliosis is a lateral(side-to-side) curve in the spine, usually combined with a rot...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Genetic Disorders Part I
Detailed information on scoliosis, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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Detailed information on scoliosis, including types, causes, symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment
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During the school year, 23.5 million elementary and secondary school children ride a bus to and from school each day. Add in extracurricular activities, and school bus system becomes the single largest public transit system in our country.
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