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- Scoliosis
Scoliosis is an abnormal sideways curve of the spine.
- Back pain – disc problems
Most disc problems resolve without specific treatment.
- Rickets
Rickets is a preventable childhood bone disease caused by a lack of vitamin D.
- Polio and the late effects of polio
Polio is a serious disease that can cause life-threatening paralysis and possibly death.
- Prader-Willi syndrome
A feature of Prader-Willi syndrome is the child's excessive appetite, which often leads to obesity.
- Kabuki syndrome
Kabuki syndrome affects males and females equally and there is no cure.
- Spina bifida
Folate can prevent up to 70 per cent of spina bifida cases if taken daily for one month before conception and during the first three months of pregnancy.
- Marfan syndrome
Some people may not realise they have Marfan syndrome, because their features are either mild or not obvious.
- Myotherapy
Myotherapy is a form of physical therapy used to treat or prevent soft tissue pain and restricted joint movement.
- Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA)
A child with spinal muscular atrophy type 1 rarely lives beyond three years of age.