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My 15-year old son has been diagnosed with OCD of the knee. He's in a cast and on crutches. The nurse warned us about "cast disease," and suggested a short course of physical therapy to avoid this. What is it?3 years 34 weeks ago351
My 15-year old son usually sleeps like the dead. But lately he's been getting up at night complaining of back pain. He's not involved in sports and probably spends too much time in front of the TV. Could this be the cause of the problem?3 years 28 weeks ago341
My 15-year-old daughter is going to have a second surgery on her knee. The first operation wasn't successful because she had too much pain to do her exercises afterwards. When my mother had shoulder surgery last year, they sent her home with a pump to control her pain. Could my daughter get something like this?5 years 4 weeks ago326
My 15-year-old son has come up with one problem after another. First it was low back pain and headaches. Now it's asthma. Are these common problems during the teen years?5 years 11 weeks ago343
My 16-year-old son is taking shop class in high school and I'm very worried. The shop teacher insists on safety measures but he is one adult to the 20 kids in there. How can he possibly keep them all safe?3 years 38 weeks ago365
My 17-year old son is on a high school water polo team. Several of the players have developed osteochondritis dissecans (OCD). How can we prevent this in our child?4 years 33 weeks ago355
My 17-year old son tore his ACL playing soccer. The doctor told us it was torn before the MRI confirmed it. Why did we need the expensive MRI test if the doctor already knew what was wrong?5 years 3 weeks ago432
My 2 1/2 year old child can finally stop wearing her Pavlik harness. This was to keep her hip from dislocating because of a shallow hip socket. My question is: shouldn't she wear a splint or something at night? Can we really go from wearing the harness to not wearing the harness after two full years with the harness on?3 years 49 weeks ago327
My 2-year old daughter has one leg shorter than the other. They say she'll probably outgrow it. They will watch it carefully using X-ray studies every six months. I'm concerned about exposure to radiation. Is there some other way to measure this without X-rays?3 years 49 weeks ago598
My 3-year old daughter sits with her legs twisted out to the side in a position called ‘W’ sitting. The pediatrician has told us to discourage this. What difference does it make?4 years 22 weeks ago886
My 8-year old daughter has developed a snapping knee joint. We can see and hear it. What in the world is this?3 years 38 weeks ago392
My 9-year old nephew was just diagnosed with pelvic osteomyelitis. They said he also had abscesses of several hip muscles. What's the connection?1 year 48 weeks ago276
My 9-year old son has wing bones that stick out quite a bit. I don’t notice this in my 7-year old daughter. What causes it?4 years 13 weeks ago1089
My 9-year-old son dislocated his elbow badly. When we first brought him to the hospital, the doctor said he would need surgery because he tried to put the elbow back but couldn't. After they got him to the operating room, they tried to reset it one more time and it worked, so he ended up not having an operation. Wouldn't it have been better to operate since they were having problems with it?1 year 9 weeks ago207
My brother had surgery yesterday for severe scoliosis. During the operation, one of his spinal bones broke as the surgeon was trying to insert a screw into the bone. I guess they were able to patch everything up but what happens with that fracture?2 years 13 weeks ago803
My child had a clubfoot and we met another child with the same thing. Why would my child's cast be heavy plaster while the other's was made of more lightweight fiberglass? The plaster cast was hard to keep dry and it was very heavy.1 year 35 weeks ago233
My child has a lot of accidents and has broken some bones because of this. Every time I bring him to the urgent care, I worry that the doctors will think we are hurting him. How can they tell if they are accidents?2 years 6 weeks ago302
My children are heavier than they should be. They don't exercise much because we're so busy. Now my son is complaining of hip pain and my mother says it's because he's so heavy. Is there any truth to this?33 weeks 2 days ago127
My children are very careful when they play on the trampoline. I allow two of them at a time because they say it's no fun alone. There isn't any harm in that, is there?2 years 6 weeks ago288
My cousin's son was diagnosed with Blount's disease. I thought it was rare but then I learned of a coworker whose daughter has it too. So is it more common than I thought?34 weeks 2 days ago186
My daughter broke the tip of her finger a week ago and has to keep a splint on her finger to keep it straight so it will heal properly. The problem is, she won't keep it on. She's only 2 years old and doesn't understand the importance. What can I do?1 year 45 weeks ago324
My daughter had a problem with her hand and the doctor diagnosed it as trigger finger. What exactly is trigger finger and what is usually done for it?1 year 16 weeks ago208
My daughter had what the doctor called a Greenstick fracture. What did he mean?2 years 8 weeks ago408
My daughter has been diagnosed with Blount disease. The doctor tells me this is linked with obesity. She is overweight but she only has this condition in the right leg. Wouldn't it be in both legs if it was caused by a weight problem?1 year 48 weeks ago239
My daughter has been diagnosed with the children's form of fibromyalgia. She's also very anxious about a lot of things but I can't figure out if she's anxious because she's living with fibromyalgia (and the pain and other issues) or her fibromyalgia acts up before she's anxious. Is there a way to tell?1 year 9 weeks ago187
My daughter has been in ballet since she was three years old. Last year around her 14th birthday, she started noticing that her left hip snaps during some of the ballet moves. Is there some kind of hormonal connection?2 years 43 weeks ago486
My daughter is a high school gymnast. She has sprained her right ankle twice now putting her out of competition for a whole season. The physical therapist is helping her with hip strength and balance. What does the hip strength have to do with it?3 years 31 weeks ago331
My daughter is considering whether to allow her child to have surgery for her scoliosis. What are some of the complications that happen during this surgery?2 years 1 week ago277
My daughter was born with severe bilateral clubfeet. She's three years old now and walking just fine, but her feet are still so curved. She looks funny. Can anything more be done about this?2 years 39 weeks ago352
My daughter was diagnosed with scoliosis a few years ago and now the doctor is talking about surgery. He did a test and found she has an abnormality called Chiari Malformation. What is that and how will this affect her?1 year 45 weeks ago247
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