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Related concepts: The Gower Sign, Landouzy-Dejerine Disease, Steinert Disease Introduction to muscular dystrophy: Fundraising telethons and vague images of disabled children loom in most parents’ minds when they hear the words “muscular dystrophy.” The truth is that rapid advances in molecular genetic engineering hold promise for children with muscular dystrophy. Support of these efforts makes [...]

My 2-year-old woke up this morning with a limp. What could be causing it?

Related concepts: Wryneck, Congenital muscular torticollis Introduction to torticollis: “What is that lump in my baby’s neck?” “Why does my baby only turn his head to one side?” What is torticollis? The Latin word tortus means ‘twisted.’ Collum (collar) means ‘neck.’Torticollis simply means twisted neck. It can have many different causes. By far the most [...]

Children’s health issues are just the same as adult health issues — only smaller.  In adults, back pain is a common musculoskeletal problem.  In children, back pain should be taken seriously. 

Within the first 2 months of life, my son was diagnosed with both torticollis and double hernias. The hernias were fixed with surgery, but the torticollis just won’t go completely away. He is now 3 and though the “episodes”…

I found your article on McCune-Albright syndrome very interesting. I am a sufferer of fibrous dysplasia and I was wondering if there is much on-going research in this area? The reason I ask is that I am due to…

Ergonomic safety has become a big issue in the work place, but not in schools, child care centers and homes where more and more kids are using computers in setups designed for adults twice their size. Do you think…

My neighbors’ 9-year-old daughter was recently diagnosed with a condition called Henoch-Schonlein purpura. This apparently followed a viral infection. She is under the care of a physician and this was diagnosed by a biopsy. I have done several searches…

I have a son who is now 20 months old. He was diagnosed by our local pediatrician as having tibial torsion. It is extremely visible. We have taken him to a specialist in Syracuse, New York at the Syracuse…

My daughter has been diagnosed as having “Arthrogryposis”. None of her doctors have told me anything about this muscular/joint disease. I would like to know if you have ever heard of it, and if you can give me any…