Scoliosis: Ascending the Curve

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M. Evans and Company, 1999 - 306 pagine
There are roughly five million people in the United States being treated for scoliosis. Every year some half-million new cases are diagnosed--the great majority of them adolescent girls. Untreated, scoliosis causes increaing curvature of the spine--a progressive, debilitating condition that can leave the sufferer permanently bent over and eventually totally crippled.

Sommario

What Is Scoliosis?
9
Bracing The Conservative Treatment Option
55
Scoliosis Heroes
112
Surgery When It Comes to This
135
Indications for Surgery
182
Surgical Complications
230
Denying Your Scoliosis and Refusing Treatment
235
Pain Management Techniques for Scoliosis Patients
243
Every Patient Needs Support
265
Building SelfEsteem
274
Searching for the Genetic Cause
286
Resource Directory
291
Glossary
294
Notes
297
Index
301
Copyright

How to Cope with Physical Challenges and Stigma on a Daily Basis
260

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