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Prevention of Separation anxiety disorder
Separation anxiety disorder is not usually considered fully preventable in the strict sense, because its development depends on a combination of inherited vulnerability, early brain development, temperament, and environmental stressors. However, the risk can…
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What is Selective mutism
Selective mutism is a childhood anxiety disorder in which a person is able to speak normally in some settings but consistently cannot or does not speak in others, most often in social situations such…
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Prevention of Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a three-dimensional curvature of the spine that can develop during childhood, adolescence, or adulthood. Whether it can be fully prevented depends on the type of scoliosis involved. Idiopathic scoliosis , which accounts…
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Treatment for Scoliosis
What treatments are used for scoliosis? Management typically includes observation, bracing, physical therapy in selected cases, pain control, and surgery for more severe or progressive curves. These treatments are used to influence the biological…
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Diagnosis of Scoliosis
Scoliosis is a structural spinal condition defined by an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine, often accompanied by vertebral rotation. It is usually identified first through a clinical observation, such as asymmetry of the…
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Causes of Scoliosis
Scoliosis is caused by an abnormal sideways curvature of the spine that develops when the normal forces shaping the vertebral column become unbalanced. In many people, the curve arises through a combination of biological…
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Symptoms of Scoliosis
The symptoms of scoliosis are usually the visible and physical effects of an abnormal sideways curvature and rotation of the spine. In many cases, the earliest signs are uneven shoulders, a tilted waist, one…