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Help for Children with Brittle Bone Disease
The Fassier-Duval rod can straighten bones and prevent fractures. Brittle bone disease — osteogenesis imperfecta — is a genetic condition that causes a person's bones to break easily and for no reason. Although there is no cure for brittle bone … Continue reading
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Is Your Work Harmful to Your Health?
Spending all day in front of a computer screen can result in eyestrain as well as neck, shoulder, back and arm problems. If your work is basically a desk job, it may be hard to think of it as potentially … Continue reading
Lighten Your Backpack Load
As kids prepare to return to school, keep backpacks light to avoid back and spinal problems. Children across Broward County will return to school this month, which means many families are heading out now for back-to-school shopping. Just be careful … Continue reading
Strategies for Preventing Osteoporosis
Yogurt for breakfast, salmon for dinner and a jog around the block all could help you fend off osteoporosis. May is National Osteoporosis Awareness and Prevention Month — the perfect time to think about how you can best take care … Continue reading
Staying Active When You Have Arthritis
We hate to break it to you, but you don't get a free pass from exercise because you have arthritis. In fact, moderate physical activity is great for keeping you flexible, maintaining your health and strengthening your muscles and bones, … Continue reading