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After dislocating my collar bone I have a big bump to show for it. Should I leave it or have surgery to remove it?3 years 36 weeks ago2259
All three of my teenage daughters are six feet tall or taller. I've heard that taller children need more calcium to build strong bones compared to shorter children. Is this really true?2 years 4 weeks ago1302
All three of our children started complaining of back pain when they started attending high school. Is there some link here? Is it just the psychologic stress of switching from middle school to high school?1 year 49 weeks ago715
Basketball season is just about to start. During the early practice season, I tore my left ACL and had surgery. If I go back too soon, will I risk reinjuring myself?26 weeks 2 days ago216
Both my grandparents have had hip replacements using the new minimally invasive methods with arthroscopy. Now my own two-year old daughter needs hip surgery for dysplasia. Can she have this same kind of surgery?2 years 29 weeks ago927
Can children get complex regional pain syndrome?1 year 33 weeks ago598
Can children get osteoporosis from drinking too much soda pop?2 years 4 weeks ago1584
Can physical therapy help a 13-year old with chronic migraine headaches and neck pain? It's one of the few things we haven't tried, but we are wondering if it might be worth a try.34 weeks 3 days ago335
Can you please explain what a hinge abduction is? Our 11-year old had Legg-Perthes disease when he was five years old. He has since developed increasing pain over the years because of this hinge abduction.1 year 7 weeks ago702
Can you tell me what exostosis means? X-rays taken on our daughter show there is exostosis causing loss of ankle motion. We're not sure what that means.1 year 2 weeks ago1000
Could you tell us a little about a condition called achondroplasia? My sister's son was born with this. We don't know anyone else in the family who has this problem, so how does it get started?1 year 13 weeks ago440
Despite carefully wearing a nighttime brace for scoliosis, our 10 year old's curve is getting worse. What do we do now?1 year 22 weeks ago554
Do children ever have lumbar disc problems?3 years 34 weeks ago959
Do children really get back pain like adults? I read that if my child is more physically active, she'll have less of a chance of getting sick or having back pain later on. What can I do to get her active?39 weeks 2 days ago323
Do left-footed soccer players have a playing advantage? Are they more or less likely to get injured? Does it even matter?3 years 42 weeks ago3257
Does having a DXA scan hurt? Our daughter had surgery to correct a leg deformity that was making her left leg shorter than the right. Now she's wearing a special cage around the leg to help distract the bone and make the leg longer. The surgeon has recommended a DXA scan to see how things are coming. But last month, they used an Orthometer to measure how stiff her bone was, and she ended up screaming herself to sleep. We don't want to go through that again.1 year 14 weeks ago482
Does my child have to have surgery for her trigger finger of the thumb?1 year 5 weeks ago547
Every time we take our daughter in for scoliosis checks, a different person reads the X-rays. Wouldn't it be better if just one person measured and remeasured her? I just don't trust that the changes we are being told are present aren't because of the way the measurements are taken.2 days 3 hours ago3
Every year my husband and I have the same argument about the kids being old enough to ride on (or drive themselves!) our ATVs. We live on a ranch with a lot of open space so they aren't going to run into any traffic. But I think they are too young to handle the machine. There are pot holes, downed barb wire, and other unseen booby traps. He says I worry too much. What do the experts say about this?47 weeks 2 days ago303
Every year my kid has to have a physical exam. It costs me a fortune. He's in perfect health. Is this really necessary? Is there any way to buck the system?50 weeks 2 days ago445
Every year our kids have to see the doctor for a physical exam in order to participate in sports. Is this really necessary?1 year 21 weeks ago484
For a while kids were taking their books to school in a rolling backpack. I see that's gone out of favor. Now it's back to slinging it over one shoulder. The thing weighs more than my child! What can be done about this?1 year 15 weeks ago444
For a while there was a big push to find out why female athletes have more knee ligament injuries than males. What was the final conclusion to all the studies done?3 years 29 weeks ago921
For two years I suffered greatly with patellar tendinitis. Physical therapy helped a little but I gradually got worse and worse. This past summer I had surgery to clean out the inflammation and get healing back on the right track. It's been six weeks and I'm still having a lot of pain and discomfort around the tendon. Will this ever go away?3 years 8 weeks ago2010
Have you ever heard of a Baker's cyst from Lyme disease? Our son was diagnosed with this earlier this year.2 years 51 weeks ago2859
Have you ever heard of a disc herniation in an 11-year-old? I thought this was a problem for older adults but our niece has been told she needs surgery for a lumbar disc herniation.1 year 13 weeks ago416
Have you ever heard of a flail extremity? Our grandson was diagnosed with this at birth. We're a thousand miles away in another state, with no way to know what's going on. What is this condition?36 weeks 2 days ago367
Have you ever heard of a growth plate coming apart? My 12-year old daughter had an MRI for a back injury. The results showed separation of the growth plate where she hurt herself. What could be causing this?5 years 35 weeks ago2002
Have you ever heard of a hinge elbow fracture? My nephew has one of these from a skateboarding accident. What is it?1 year 24 weeks ago538
Have you ever heard of doing PET scans for children with back pain? I saw a report on the internet about this but our doctor says this isn't really necessary.2 years 29 weeks ago968
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