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Scoliosis - Examining Symptoms and Treatment

Written by Samara Kelly on February 17, 2010 - 9:44am

Like we learned Monday in Scoliosis Facts, Risk Factors there are many different risk factors for this condition, but it is important to know not all cases are gloomy. A positive – and common - example is my personal case, which I shared on Monday. I grew out of it with no permanent consequences, but a bad example is a girl in my grade school who had to have a steel rod surgically inserted in her spine.

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Scoliosis Facts, Risk Factors

Written by Samara Kelly on February 15, 2010 - 6:16am

Although it is likely you have heard of this medical condition and understand it has to do with the curvature of your spine, there is much more to scoliosis than meets the eye. For instance, did you know that scoliosis affects approximately seven million people in the United States? Or, did you know 2 to 3 percent of Americans have it by the time they are 16 years old?

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Pain, Pain, Pain

Written by Mary S on August 4, 2009 - 9:56am

From my other articles, it might appear that Meg was our only concern when we came back to Virginia from Hawaii. Yet once we helped her settle into college, we were busy moving in and settling into our latest home: The house we still live in today, almost twenty years later. During this move I developed terrible, nagging, (it’s still hard for me to say), chronic pain in my back.

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