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Children who do not follow proper bracing protocol have up to seven times higher recurrence rates than those who follow bracing protocol, as the muscles around the foot can pull it back into the abnormal position. [36] Low parental education level and failure to understand the importance of bracing is a major contributor to non-adherence. [35]
Pes cavus can occur from four primary causes: neurological conditions, trauma, undertreated clubfoot, or idiopathic with other underlining conditions. [9]Bilateral presentation (i.e., in both feet) often occurs due to a hereditary or congenital source, whereas a unilateral presentation (i.e., in one foot) is often the result of trauma.
Unlike the flexible flat foot that is commonly encountered in young children, congenital vertical talus is characterized by presence of a very rigid foot deformity. The foot deformity in congenital vertical talus consists of various components, namely a prominent calcaneus caused by the ankle equines or plantar flexion, a convex and rounded sole of the foot caused by prominence of the head of ...
lutants.4 Moreover, children have little or no choice about where they live or go to school. Childhood is a critical period for brain forma-tion. Researchers have shown that children ex-posed to air pollution perform worse on cogni-tive functioning tests6 and have impaired neurological function7–9 and lower IQ scores10 compared with other ...
Jennifer Garner and her family are big fans of the holiday season!. In an exclusive conversation with PEOPLE, the actress, 52, opens up about how she and her three children — Violet, 18 ...
Treatment may include one or more of the following: physical therapy; occupational therapy; speech therapy; water therapy; drugs to control seizures, alleviate pain, or relax muscle spasms (e.g. benzodiazepines); surgery to correct anatomical abnormalities or release tight muscles; braces and other orthotic devices; rolling walkers; and ...
Netflix was ordered to pay an Indiana woman $385,000 after a federal court ruled that a documentary about disgraced fertility doctor Donald Cline exposed her as one of his daughters.
Pedro Luis Parra Pulgar, the migrant accused of setting his house on fire with his three children inside, was criticized in an X post by Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Monday.