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New Test for Scoliosis (Curvature of the Spine) in Kids by Dr. Charlotte Thompson Medical Doctor

Posted Sat 14 Aug 2010 6:32am I have cared for many kids who have to either wear braces or have surgery for scoliosis. When a curvature of the spine is not diagnosed in a child it can lead to serious... a new genetic test that could perdict whether a curvature would become increasingly severe. The test would only be of use I think in adolescent or early onset scoliosis. Many Read on »

How Maintaining your Spine Angles helps to Maintain your Health! by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Sun 19 Sep 2010 12:00am downward. This, in turn, changes the lower back angle or curvature. In the upper back or mid-spine the curvature tends to increase or “ hunch up ” following the forward cervical... Your spine has a “C” curve in the neck, then the spine changes angles and has a bigger “C” angle going the other way, and then back to a “C” type angle Read on »

Your Colon and Your Spine, Part 1 of 2 by sarahimoore Posted Tue 24 Aug 2010 11:35am that I was loosing the curvature in my spine, which I can believe is a common thing for most people. Posture is poor, we are on computers a lot, when breastfeeding my head is down... believe my spine was with a curvature in the neck when I was born. How did it go bad? well all the above and being a working person that played sports, worked out etc things happen Read on »

Big Insurers Consider NuVasive Spine Surgery Procedure Experimental But Laser Spine Is Ok With United Healthcare by Medical Quack Patient Expert

Posted Wed 02 Dec 2009 10:39pm states here the big guys are out as far as paying for it. In the meantime, press release came out today that Laser Spine has a big contract with United Healthcare. I am... on the spine through small incisions in the side rather than through a large incision in the back — as "experimental." That means the insurers will not reimburse surgeons who Read on »

SPINE BASICS- for all of us who have chronic back pain by ckmiletti Patient Expert

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Posted Sat 18 Dec 2010 11:11am . Abnormal curvatures of the spine are also referred to as spinal deformity. These types of conditions include kyphosis of the thoracic spine (”hunchback”) and lordosis of the lumbar spine (”swayback”). Scoliosis is another type of spinal deformity. When viewing the spine from the front or back, scoliosis is a sideways curvature that makes the spine look Read on »

How heavy backpacks strain children’s spines - MRI study by Dr. John Z. Medical Doctor

Posted Sun 14 Feb 2010 12:00am how backpacks affect children’s spines. The results suggest that heavy backpacks cause compression of the spinal disks and increased spinal curvature, both of which... of the spinal discs and spinal curvature caused by typical school backpack loads in children, according to Dr. Timothy Neuschwander of University of California, San Diego, and colleagues Read on »

End Neck Pain By Improving Posture - How Proper Posture Improves Your Spine Relieving Nerve Pressure by Nav J. Patient Expert

Posted Mon 25 Aug 2008 4:12pm of the normal neck alignment or curvature. In the neck spine we should have a well defined neck C-curve of approximately 40-60 degrees . Anything less and there is unwanted pressure... the forces of gravity. When looking at an individual from the front or back, the spine is straight should be up and down. From the side however we have distinct curvatures Read on »

The Effect of Backpacks on the Lumbar Spine in Children: A Standing Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study by Poh Tin Tan Posted Fri 12 Feb 2010 12:00am From Spine Timothy B. Neuschwander, MD; John Cutrone, MD; Brandon R. Macias, BA; Samantha Cutrone; Gita Murthy, PhD; Henry Chambers, MD; Alan R. Hargens, MD Abstract Study Design: This study is a repeated measures design to measure the lumbar spine response to typical school backpack loads in healthy children. The lumbar spine in this setting Read on »

Neutral Spine by Mike R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 12 Sep 2008 3:56am curvature in the lower back, or an excessive lordosis. This increased lordosis quite often leads to back pain, as the opposing musculature such as the external obliques and rectus Read on »

Neutral Spine by Mike R. Healthy Living Professional

Posted Fri 12 Dec 2008 2:57pm curvature in the lower back, or an excessive lordosis. This increased lordosis quite often leads to back pain, as the opposing musculature such as the external obliques and rectus Read on »