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Paget's disease is a long-lasting (chronic) condition that causes abnormal bone growth. Bone is constantly being replaced as bone tissue is broken...
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Doctors can use several types of medicine to treat Paget's disease. Although it is not possible to cure Paget's disease with them, they can make the...
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Idiopathic scoliosis, the most common type, does not have a known cause. Children who have this type of scoliosis usually first develop symptoms in...
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Call your doctor to have your child evaluated for scoliosis if:You observe a curve in your child's spine.You notice that something about your child's...
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Surgery may be used to treat severe scoliosis. The goal of surgery is to improve a severe spinal curve. The result will not be a perfectly straight...
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Scoliosis is a problem with the curve in your spine. Some curves in your spine are normal. But a few people have spines that make a large curve from...
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Things that increase a person's risk for scoliosis include:Family history. Scoliosis is known to run in families. Children-especially daughters-of...
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Scoliosis testing usually begins with a history and physical exam. This includes the forward-bending test, a simple test in which the child bends...
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The goal of treatment for scoliosis is to prevent the spinal curve from getting worse and to correct or stabilize a severe spinal curve. Fortunately...
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In most cases, the cause of scoliosis is not known. This is called idiopathic scoliosis. It develops mostly in children and teens and appears to be...
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If your child or teen has been diagnosed with mild scoliosis and has a spinal curve of less than 25 degrees, it is important that a doctor check the...
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Scoliosis cannot be prevented. Treatment is aimed at preventing the curve from getting worse.
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In children and teens, scoliosis generally does not cause symptoms and is not obvious until the curve of the spine becomes severe. It may first...
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You cannot treat retinal detachment at home. Surgery is the only treatment.After surgery to repair retinal detachment, your doctor may give you...
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You cannot prevent most cases of retinal detachment.Some eye injuries can damage the retina and cause detachment. You can reduce your risk of these...