• 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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    idiopathic scoliosis necessarily progressed into severe (cardiopulmonary) disability by old age have been refuted. An estimated 65% of scoliosis cases are...
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    Scoliosis: Radiologic Decision-Making". American Family Physician. 65 (9): 1817. Risser JC. Important practical facts in the treatment of scoliosis....
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    treatment/management for Cantú syndrome is based on surgical option for patent ductus arteriosus in early life and management of scoliosis via bracing...
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    areas as a result of irritated nerve, tendon, and muscle structures. It may occur unilaterally due to conditions such as scoliosis, or bilaterally due...
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    levels of impairment on the GMFCS are associated with scoliosis and hip dislocation. Scoliosis can be corrected with surgery, but CP makes surgical complications...
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  • Jacek (2016-08-04). "Physiotherapy scoliosis-specific exercises – a comprehensive review of seven major schools". Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders. 11 (1): 20...
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    Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a rather common disorder in which the spine starts abnormally curving sideways (scoliosis) at the age of 10–18 years old...
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    UM Specialist Centre (category Wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from June 2022)
    treatment for complex cases. Evidence-based Clinical & Surgical Management of Scoliosis Minimally Invasive Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery (VATS)...
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    dislocations, scoliosis, chronic pain, or early osteoarthritis. The current classification was last updated in 2017, when a number of rarer forms of EDS were...
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    people lose their sight and hearing. Other complications may include scoliosis and diabetes mellitus. The condition is caused by mutations in the FXN...
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    uneven, or if the spine curves, it is due to scoliosis and should be seen by a doctor. When assessing scoliosis, it is important for the physician to assess...
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    Scheuermann's disease (category Bones of the vertebral column)
    and lumbar kyphosis is the Schroth method, a system of specialized physical therapy for scoliosis and related spinal deformities. The method has been...
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    Marfan syndrome (category CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of April 2024)
    segment/lower segment ratio AND increased arm/height AND no severe scoliosis = 1 Scoliosis or thoracolumbar kyphosis = 1 Reduced elbow extension = 1 Facial...
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  • Brooke Lyons (category American people of Portuguese descent)
    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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    include major trauma, scoliosis, and certain types of surgery. There are two main types: sliding hernia, in which the body of the stomach moves up; and...
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    spine, and may lead to scoliosis, which in rare instances may be severe. Untreated, progressive scoliosis is one of the few features of fibrous dysplasia that...
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    Paget's disease of the bone, scoliosis, spondylolisthesis, and the genetic condition achondroplasia. It can be classified by the part of the spine affected...
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    Ira Singhal (category Faculty of Management Studies – University of Delhi alumni)
    Sophia Girls School, Meerut and Loreto Convent School, Delhi. Ira has scoliosis, a spine-related disorder, which disrupts her arm movement. She completed...
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    Klippel–Feil syndrome (category Congenital disorders of musculoskeletal system)
    head.[citation needed] Associated abnormalities may include: Scoliosis (sideways curvature of the spine) Spina bifida Problems with the reproductive organs...
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    shoulder muscles. Scoliosis is common, causing hunching and loss of height. Hip sockets can be malformed. Gastrointestinal problems can be part of CMT, as can...
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    adult scoliosis (curved or rotated spine) and no scientific data for idiopathic adolescent scoliosis. A 2007 systematic review found that few studies of chiropractic...
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    resulting in scoliosis. The dental problems often require orthodontic care and cavities are common. Patients with PYCD are at a high risk of severe obstructive...
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  • University of Hong Kong in Hong Kong. Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders: About Scoliosis and Spinal Disorders (accessed 3 March 2016) NCBI Journals: Scoliosis and...
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    might be an option for scoliosis. Scoliosis, which is a sideways curve of the persons vertebrate, is determined by a variety of factors, including the...
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    smaller head size. Complications of Rett syndrome can include seizures, scoliosis, and sleeping problems. The severity of the condition is variable. Rett...
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    Infections Skin infection at puncture site Vertebral deformities (scoliosis or kyphosis), in hands of an inexperienced physician. Post-dural-puncture headache...
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    space, and/or scoliosis, Brachydactyly V Brachymesophalangy Clinodactyly of fifth digits Dermatoglyphic abnormalities: persistence of fetal fingertip...
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    Spina bifida (category Congenital disorders of musculoskeletal system)
    Physical signs of spina bifida may include: Leg weakness and paralysis Orthopedic abnormalities (i.e., club foot, hip dislocation, scoliosis) Bladder and...
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    Halo-gravity traction (HGT) is a type of traction device utilized to treat spinal deformities such as scoliosis, congenital spine deformities, cervical...
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