Toe walking is common in those with autism. It is so common it can form part of the diagnostic process of autism spectrum disorder. There are a number of approaches that can be undertaken to deal with toe walking in autism: Sensory integration...
Joseph Goebbels was Hitlers chief minister of proganda for the Nazi’s. He was thought to have had a clubfoot that he went to great lengths to hide so not to undermine the so-called superiority of the Aryan race and their genetic purity. There...
A clubfoot is a relatively common disorder of the foot that is typically present at birth. The presence of a clubfoot at birth can be a source of distress for the parents. It could be part of a syndrome of other problems or it could just be an...
Clubfoot is the non-technical or medical name for a common birth deformity of the foot. Clubfoot as a term is widely used and several medical textbooks use the word clubfoot in the title. The more technical or clinical name for a clubfoot is...
Clubfoot is a deformity of the foot that is typically present at birth. Most are diagnosed at birth, but occasionally it is missed and diagnosed later. The prevalence of clubfoot is generally believed to occur in between 1 and 4 times per 1000 live...
The way to prevent any condition developing is to identify and reduce the risk factors for that condition. The cause of clubfoot is not totally clear unless their is some underlying neurological disorder. The more common type of clubfoot is called...
The cause of clubfoot is not really known. There are a number of factors that are known to increase the risk of a clubfoot, but the actual cause is not that clear. The appearance of the clubfoot at birth in which the foot is plantarflexed, inverted...
Calcaneal apophysitis (Severs disease) is a common problem in growing children with the growth plate at the back of the heel bone. The classic symptoms are pain on activity and pain on squeezing the sides of the heel bone. The problem is self...
Calcaneal apophysitis is the technical name for what is more commonly known as Sever’s disease. It is a disorder of the growth plate (apophysis) at the back of the heel bone (calcaneus). This growth plate merges with the rest of the heel bone...