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Bones & Muscles

Polydactyly

Polydactyly is when a baby is born with an extra finger on the hand or an extra toe on the foot. It can be on one or both hands or feet.

Pompe Disease

Pompe disease is a rare genetic condition that makes muscles get weaker over time.

Postural Kyphosis

Postural kyphosis is rounding or hunching of the back that usually affects teens. It's due to "bad" posture and not disease.

Primordial Dwarfism

People with primordial dwarfism have slowed growth that begins before birth and continues throughout life. Sometimes they have other health problems too.

Pseudoachondroplasia

Pseudoachondroplasia is a skeletal dysplasia that causes dwarfism and arms and legs that are short compared with the body. Children who have it can live long and productive lives.

Radial Dysplasia

Babies with radial dysplasia (also called radial club hand) are born with a short or missing radial bone. This makes the wrist turn in.

Repetitive Stress Injuries in Sports

Repetitive stress injuries (RSIs) happen when movements are repeated over and over, damaging a bone, tendon, or joint.

Rickets

Rickets is when bones become soft and weak, usually because a child doesn't get enough vitamin D. Most kids with rickets get better with treatment.

Rigo Cheneau Brace

A Rigo Cheneau brace is a type of spine brace for scoliosis. Used with physical therapy, it can improve a child’s posture.

Rotator Cuff Tendonitis

Rotator cuff tendonitis is inflammation of the tendons of the rotator cuff, a group of muscles and tendons in the shoulder bones.