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.