Scoliosis (pl.: scolioses) is a condition in which a person's spine has an irregular curve. The curve is usually S- or C-shaped over three dimensions...
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The management of scoliosis is complex and is determined primarily by the type of scoliosis encountered: syndromic, congenital, neuromuscular, or idiopathic...
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Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis (AIS) is a disorder in which the spine starts abnormally curving sideways (scoliosis) between the ages of 10–18 years old...
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idiopathic scoliosis is about the changes in the bones, muscles and joints in cases of spinal deformity consisting of a lateral curvature scoliosis and a rotation...
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Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders (ISSN 2397-1789) is an international, multidisciplinary open-access, peer-reviewed, online-only medical journal addressing...
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The Scoliosis Research Society (SRS) is a non-profit, professional, international organization made up of physicians and allied health personnel, whose...
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Agarwal, Aakash; Ahmad, Alaaeldin Azmi, eds. (27 January 2021). Early Onset Scoliosis: Guidelines for Management in Resource-Limited Settings. CRC Press....
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surgery at the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital in London to correct scoliosis; two 300-millimetre (12 in) titanium rods were put in her back. After...
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Spinal disease (section Scoliosis)
spinal diseases include spinal muscular atrophy, ankylosing spondylitis, scoliosis, lumbar spinal stenosis, spina bifida, spinal tumors, osteoporosis and...
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muscle structures. It may occur unilaterally due to conditions such as scoliosis, or bilaterally due to conditions such as osteoporosis and hyperkyphosis...
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the back, seen as a slouching posture. Kyphosis is distinguished from scoliosis, a condition in which the spine has a sideways curve. While most cases...
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Kyphoscoliosis (section Scoliosis)
the coronal and sagittal planes. It is a combination of kyphosis and scoliosis. This musculoskeletal disorder often leads to other issues in patients...
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Back brace (section Bracing for scoliosis)
idiopathic scoliosis, as they may stop the progression of spinal curvature in a growing child/adolescent. As of 2016, the Scientific Society on Scoliosis Orthopaedic...
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affect both the bony vertebrae and the intervertebral discs, with kyphosis/scoliosis, ankylosing spondylitis, degenerative discs and spina bifida being recognizable...
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Slit-Robo (redirect from Opthalmoplegia progressive external scoliosis)
associated with typical ophthalmologic horizontal gaze palsy with progressive scoliosis, which is characterized by oculomotor problems and general disturbances...
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describes tilting toward either right or left and is associated with scoliosis or people who have legs of different length. It can also happen when one...
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developing the Schroth Method to treat scoliosis. Kathrina Schroth was born in Dresden, Germany with scoliosis. At the age of 16, she began the use of...
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coronal-plane curvature of the spine, or scoliosis. Up to one million people had Harrington rods implanted for scoliosis between the early 1960s and the late...
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is a measurement of bending disorders of the vertebral column such as scoliosis and traumatic deformities. It is defined as the greatest angle at a particular...
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founded the Connecticut Scoliosis Association and wrote about her experiences with the disease in the book titled Scoliosis: Ascending the Curve. The...
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Muscle imbalance (section Scoliosis)
of the ocular muscles. Although the cause of scoliosis can sometimes remain unknown (idiopathic scoliosis) there is treatment available that targets at...
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insidious onset such as tendinopathy, bursitis, and deformities like scoliosis. This specialty of physical therapy is most often found in the outpatient...
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diagnose scoliosis; however, it is not a primary source for a diagnosis. This test is often used at schools and doctors' offices to check for scoliosis. The...
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rheumatoid arthritis, spinal tumors, trauma, Paget's disease of the bone, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, and the genetic condition achondroplasia. It can be...
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Conjugate gaze palsy (section Progressive scoliosis)
impairment, HGPPS is coupled with progressive scoliosis, although eye symptoms usually appear before scoliosis. HGPPS is caused by a mutation in the ROBO3...
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can't help it." In his autobiography, Bolt wrote that he suffered from scoliosis, a curvature of the spine which made his right leg 1⁄2 inch (13 mm) shorter...
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arachnodactyly, and hyperlaxity. Arachnodactyly (long fingers), long limbs, scoliosis (curved spine), a hidden feature of bony lip growth towards vestibular...
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September 2011. Oakley PA, Ehsani NN, Harrison DE (1 April 2019). "The Scoliosis Quandary: Are Radiation Exposures From Repeated X-Rays Harmful?". Dose-Response...
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leans to one side, in turn leading to deformities of the spine (such as scoliosis). Osteoporosis and increased likelihood of bone fractures may occur. An...
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suffered from scoliosis, Lee is a strong supporter of those affected by the disease, and now serves as the national spokesperson for the Scoliosis Association...
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