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Back pain is common. Some people will develop back pain that is persistent (lasts more than three months). There are many things that you can do to live well with back pain...
Regular weight-bearing exercise and maintaining a diet rich in calcium from childhood will help reduce bone loss at menopause...
A child with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 rarely lives beyond three years of age...
People affected by muscular dystrophy have different degrees of independence, mobility and carer needs...
The severity of symptoms or how a child with McCune-Albright syndrome will be affected throughout life is difficult to predict...
Treacher Collins syndrome is a genetic disorder that affects growth and development of the head, causing facial defects and hearing loss...
Fibrous dysplasia causes abnormal growth or swelling of bone, but it is not a form of cancer...
Osteoporosis in children is rare and usually caused by an underlying medical condition...
Sever's disease is a common cause of heel pain, particularly in the young and physically active...
Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of inflammatory arthritis that targets the joints of the spine...