Vitamin D receptor polymorphism is a disorder that causes your body to not use vitamin D efficiently. This disorder has been implicated in a number of autoimmune and neurological disorders, such as Crohn's disease, multiple sclerosis, elevated breast cancer risk, and lupus. Now researchers have found an association between Vitamin D receptor polymorphism and low [...]
Researchers in Barcelona studied the impact of adolescent scoliosis on exercise capacity and lung function by observing muscle weakness in their group of patients. They found that, "lower limb muscle function is the main contributor to exercise intolerance. There appeared to be no connection between spinal deformity and lung function, muscle function or exercise capacity. [...]
In a study out last month in the Journal of Orthopedic Surgery and Research, researchers took x-rays of children with scoliosis <25 degrees. They then took a follow-up x-ray about one year later. None of the patients had any treatment of any kind. They found that nearly one-third of the patients saw their curvatures get [...]
