- ALLERGY, RESPIRATORY
- Folic Acid Might Offer Allergy Relief
- Asthmatics Who Quit Smoking May Reverse Lung Damage
- Molecule in Skin May Link Eczema and Asthma
- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Acupuncture Eases Breast Cancer Treatment Side Effects
- Licorice May Block Absorption of Organ Transplant Drug
- When Healing Becomes a Commodity
- ANIMAL CARE
- Animals Respond to Acupuncture's Healing Touch
- Safe Toys for Dogs
- Rest Easy. When It Comes to Swine Flu, Your Pet Is Safe
- BONES & JOINTS
- Rheumatoid Arthritis Hits Women Harder
- Vitamin D Plus Calcium Guards Against Fractures
- Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk
- CANCER
- Method for Treating Cervical Lesions May Pose Pregnancy Risks
- Many Ignore Symptoms of Bladder Trouble
- Lifting Weights Can Ease Arm Swelling in Breast Cancer Survivors
- CAREGIVING
- Reduce Suffering, Urge Heart Failure Patients and Caregivers
- Caregiving May Lengthen Life
- Coordination Has Led to Quicker Heart Treatment
- CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- Migraines in Pregnancy Boost Vascular Risks
- Support Network May Play Role in Benefits of Drinking
- Walk 100 Steps a Minute for 'Moderate' Exercise
- COSMETIC
- The Acne Drug Accutane More Than Doubles Depression Risk
- What to Do If You Have Unsightly Veins
- Study Evaluates Laser Therapies for Hair Removal
- DENTAL, ORAL
- Obesity Boosts Gum Disease Risk
- Gum Care Helps Control Type 2 Diabetes and Its Complications
- Rheumatoid Arthritis May Harm Gums
- DIABETES
- Saliva Test Could Monitor Type 2 Diabetes
- Patients' Photos Help Boost Radiologists' Accuracy
- 'Standard' Glucose Test May Be Wrong One for Obese Children
- DIET, NUTRITION
- Occaisonal Dieting May Cut Breast Cancer, Study Says
- Milk Destroys Antioxidant Benefits in Blueberries
- Probiotics Are The Good Guys
- DISABILITIES
- Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?
- Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- Air Pollution Raises Risk of Heart Disease, Death
- Years of Exposure to Traffic Pollution Raises Blood Pressure
- Former Inmates at Increased Risk for High Blood Pressure
- EYE CARE, VISION
- Guard Kids' Eyes Against Long-Term Sun Damage
- Nutrient-Rich Diet Lowers Risk of Age-Related Eye Disease
- Half of U.S. Adults Lack 20/20 Vision
- FITNESS
- Exercise Helps Reduce Falls in Young and Old
- Women Who Run May Benefit From Extra Folic Acid
- Avoiding a Holiday Season of Discontent
- GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- New Guidelines Issued for Management of IBS
- Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
- New Yogurt May Ease Stomach Ulcers
- GENERAL HEALTH
- Simple Holistic Approach to Fight the Common Cold
- Soluble Fiber, But Not Bran, Soothes Irritable Bowel
- Study Supports Swine Flu's Pandemic Potential
- HEAD & NECK
- Ski Helmets Encouraged for All
- Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
- Many Children Will Outgrow Headaches
- HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
- 'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
- The Internet Is Becoming One-Stop Shopping for Health Help
- Magnet Therapy May Ease Hard-to-Treat Depression
- HEART & CARDIOVASCULAR
- Exercise May Blunt Salt's Effect on Hypertension
- Potassium-Rich Foods May Cut Stroke, Heart Disease Risk
- Drinking Your Way to Health? Perhaps Not
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Surgical Masks Could Prevent Flu, Maybe
- Viral Infection Might Trigger High Blood Pressure
- Swine Flu Closes Three Schools in NYC
- KID'S HEALTH
- Backpack Safety Should Be on Back-to-School Lists
- Music May Temper Pain in Preemies
- Wood Fires Can Harm the Youngest Lungs
- MEN'S HEALTH
- The Dark Side of Vegetarianism
- Exercise May Prevent Prostate Cancer: Study Shows
- Sunlight May Help Protect Men From Kidney Cancer
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Common Social Groups and Race, Seem to Help People Relate
- How to Attack Holiday Stress Head-On
- Positive Brain Changes Seen After Body-Mind Meditation
- PAIN
- Tai Chi May Help Ease Fibromyalgia
- Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Eases Back Pain
- PREGNANCY
- For Baby and Mom Alike, Breast-Feeding May Be Best
- Breast-Feeding May Protect a Woman's Heart
- Pre-Pregnancy Weight Linked to Babies' Heart Problems
- SENIORS
- Martial Arts Training May Save Seniors' Hips
- Exercise Helps Reduce Falls in Young and Old
- Friends, Not Grandkids, Key to Happy Retirement
Health Tip: Back Pain in Children
By eHolistic.com Published: 04/30/2009
(HealthDay News) -- In a child, back pain is different from back pain in adults. Particularly in children under age 4, it indicates a serious underlying problem, the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons says.
You should see your doctor if your child has back pain, the academy says, especially if accompanied by any of these other symptoms:
* Fever.
* Weight loss.
* Feelings of weakness or numbness.
* Difficulty walking.
* Pain that extends through one or both legs, or if it prevents your child from sleeping.
* Issues with the bowels or bladder.
-- Diana Kohnle
Last Updated: June 12, 2008
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