Category: English Articles
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Evita estos errores al controlar la escoliosis adolescente
Los cuerpos cambian rápidamente durante la adolescencia y es entonces cuando los médicos generalmente notan la escoliosis, una columna vertebral curveada en los pacientes. Detéctalo pronto, y la mayoría de los casos se pueden manejar de manera simple y efectiva. Déjalo pasar, y la escoliosis podría llevar a una cirugía de espalda o dificultades de…
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8 conceptos erróneos sobre la escoliosis en niños
A menudo, cuando las personas escuchan la palabra escoliosis, piensan en una deformidad terrible con muchos problemas físicos. Rara vez es el caso. Si bien la escoliosis es una anormalidad de la columna vertebral, no es lo aterrador que la gente piensa que es. De hecho, la mayoría de los casos de escoliosis en niños…
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Últimos Avances en Cirugía de Escoliosis
Los investigadores han estado trabajando constantemente en técnicas avanzadas para tratar la escoliosis de manera eficiente y hoy en día existen bastantes tratamientos quirúrgicos que afirman tratar la escoliosis. La mayoría de los procedimientos realizados para la escoliosis esencialmente incluyen el uso de implantes atornillados en su columna vertebral para evitar que su columna se…
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11 Subtle Signs Of Scoliosis To Watch Out For
You’d think back pain would be the most obvious sign of scoliosis, but there are plenty more subtle, seemingly unrelated symptoms to watch out for, too. Most of them don’t seem like a big deal, on paper. But since a curvature of your spine can impact the rest of your health by throwing your whole…
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Effective therapeutic control of curve progression using calcium and vitamin D supplementation for adolescent idiopathic scoliosis – a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial
Bone Abstracts (2017) 6 OC8 | DOI: 10.1530/boneabs.6.OC8 Objectives: Adolescent Idiopathic Scoliosis (AIS) is associated with low bone mass. This study aimed at evaluating the therapeutic effect and its determinants of Ca+Vit-D supplementation in improving bone strength and preventing curve progression in AIS. Methods: This was a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial recruiting AIS girls (11–14…
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Parents’ Roles in Helping Their Children with Scoliosis
Parents can find it overwhelming if their child is diagnosed with scoliosis. Both Mom and Dad may experience stress. And, they may have a hard time coping with emotional and financial problems. If you have a child with scoliosis, it is important to handle the situation with care. What Is Scoliosis? Scoliosis is a curvature…
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5 Surprising Facts About Adult Scoliosis
You may have more options and control than you think You may have more power over adult scoliosis than you think. Doctors can offer you various treatment options, and there are things you can do to help yourself. Here are five things you might be surprised to hear about adult scoliosis. Surprise #1: If you…
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Choosing the Right Exercises for Scoliosis
Carefully tailored exercise program can improve strength, function, and endurance. I work with many clients and some of them are suffering from scoliosis which is an abnormal lateral curvature of the spine. If you look at the back of a person having scoliosis, you’ll notice that their spine curves to one side. The angle of…
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Scientists Identify First Gene Linked to Scoliosis
Physicians have recognized scoliosis, the abnormal curvature of the spine, since the time of Hippocrates, but its causes have remained a mystery — until now. For the first time, researchers have discovered a gene that underlies the condition, which affects about 3 percent of all children. The new finding lays the groundwork for determining how…
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Learn More About Thoracic Hyperkyphosis
Thoracic hyperkyphosis or hunchback is a condition that makes the upper or the thoracic spine of a person to curve forward. It causes the patient to slouch unusually and it may affect people of all ages. The reasons for thoracic hyperkyphosis however may vary from person to person. We all have some curvature in our…