Most people with scoliosis either outgrow the condition or undergo successful corrective surgery. Treatment may also take the form of a back brace for those patients who are still growing. The brace is meant to encourage a straighter path for the developing spine to follow, but it won't necess...
Parents of children with neurofibromatosis should immediately contact their pediatrician if a tumor shows noticable growth. NF1 patients sometimes may also havescoliosisas children or other bone deformities. However, most people with neurofibromatosis type I will live normal lives, and many will have fe...
Hi I have been in pain for about a year. I thought it was my scoliosis. then the pain got unbearable. I found out that I have sacroiliitis. My wife thinks that I'm just lazy. I can't do anything for long periods of time. I can't go to class because it hurts to sit for to...
For scoliosis cases, the amount of rib removed will depend on the curve of the spine and the severity and size of the hump. The surprising thing with the human body is that the rib or ribs grow back and create a new rib or ribs over two to four months time after the thoracoplasty...
I still see myself as that skinny, stooping small breasted girl and the teasing I got left me with issues over my breasts until very recently, when I realised they are merely a small part of my figure as a whole and that I am VERY attractive to people. Please, I want to say to ...
On the plus side, my spine being shaped this way doesn't cause me any discomfort or get in the way of regular life, so she said it doesn't need surgery or any corrections, either. I hear that some extreme scoliosis patients need metal rods in their backs -- I'm so glad that that...
pharmacist your medical history, especially of: adrenal gland problems,eye problems(such asdiabetic retinopathy), recent major surgery/injury,breathing problems,diabetesorfamily historyof diabetes,obesity,kidney disease,cancer/tumor (especially of the head/neck),thyroid problems, back problems (scoliosis)...
(such as blockage, constipation, diarrhea due to infection, paralytic ileus), difficulty urinating (such as due to enlarged prostate), gallbladder disease, disease of the pancreas (pancreatitis), underactive thyroid (hypothyroidism), a certain spinal problem (kyphoscoliosis), adrenal gland problem (...
Generally, though, when no other abnormality of the heart's structure exists, your son should do very well. It's a medical curiosity more than anything else, and most people with only the mirror image condition lead very normal lives. ...
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