Recent Blogs at AdventHealth Altamonte Springs
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School and Your Child's Spine: Back to Basics
Estimated read time: 5 minutesLeaned forward, elbows on the desk. Leaning back, teetering on the chairs back legs. Running from class to class to beat the bell. Without a second thought, kids put their spine through a workout... -
Proper Posture: What You Need to Know for Your Child's Health
Estimated read time: 4 minutesGood posture is important it leads to healthy bone and muscle development and prevents pain in childhood and later in life. But there are more threats to good posture than ever. -
Twists and Breaks: Childhood Sports Injuries to Watch For
Estimated read time: 7 minutesMinor scrapes, strains and bruises are expected, but as many as half of all children will experience a broken bone. And most of these fractures occur while engaging in sports. -
How Stephen Fry Caught His Prostate Cancer Early
Estimated read time: 4 minutesA diagnosis of prostate cancer can be devastating, confusing and scary, both for patients and their families. -
Stephen Hawking and ALS: A Closer Look at Lou Gehrig's Disease
Estimated read time: 6 minutesFor five decades, scientist Stephen Hawking was confined to a wheelchair with ALS, a neurological disease that strips away a persons ability to move, swallow and breathe independently.