- ALLERGY, RESPIRATORY
- Obesity May Raise Kids' Allergy Risk
- New Spray Could Benefit Cystic Fibrosis Patients
- Childhood Food Allergies on the Rise
- ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
- Imaging Sheds Light on How Acupuncture Works
- Massage Therapy Helps Those With Advanced Cancer
- Soybean Chemicals May Reduce Effects of Menopause
- ANIMAL CARE
- Animals Respond to Acupuncture's Healing Touch
- 'Comfort Dogs' Come to Emotional Rescue
- Separation Anxiety, Canine-Style
- BONES & JOINTS
- Healthy adults have potential autoimmune disease-causing cells
- Low Vitamin D Raises Women's Hip Fracture Risk
- Occupational Therapy Plus Exercise Benefits Osteoarthritis
- CANCER
- Physical Activity May Prolong Survival After Colon Cancer
- Immune Therapy May Aid Kids With Neuroblastoma
- To Quit Smoking, Try Logging On
- CAREGIVING
- Memory Loss Help from Brain Supplement Prevagen
- Caregivers Face Multiple Strains Tending Older Parents
- 3 Steps Might Help Stop MRSA's Spread
- CIRCULATORY SYSTEM
- Night Shift Work Hard on the Heart
- Exercise Extends Life of Kidney Patients
- Review Confirms Links Between Diet, Heart Health
- COSMETIC
- With Psoriasis, the Internet May Offer Hope
- Study Evaluates Laser Therapies for Hair Removal
- Wrinkle Fillers Need Better Label Warnings: FDA Panel
- DENTAL, ORAL
- Acupuncture May Ease Anxiety Over Dental Work
- Study Links Osteoporosis Drugs to Jaw Trouble
- Periodontal Disease Impacts Whole Health
- DIABETES
- Brown Rice Bests White for Diabetes Prevention
- Arthritis Hits More Than Half of Diabetics
- Chamomile Tea May Ward Off Diabetes Damage
- DIET, NUTRITION
- Compound in Red Wine Fights Ravages of Age
- Eating Healthy : You Can Live Longer
- Fatty Acid in Olive Oil Wards Off Hunger
- DISABILITIES
- Review Finds Marijuana May Help MS Patients
- Could Your Cell Phone Help Shield You From Alzheimer's?
- ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
- Think You Are Lead-Free? Check Your Soil
- Bed Bugs Bring No Disease Danger
- Global Warming Biggest Health Threat of 21st Century, Experts Say
- EYE CARE, VISION
- Retinal Gene Is Linked to Childhood Blindness
- Green Tea May Ward Off Eye Disease
- Clues Found to Brain Mechanism Behind Migraines
- FITNESS
- Consciousness Helps the Mind and Body Work Together
- Run for Your Life
- Study Shows Exercise Shields Against Osteoporosis
- GASTROINTESTINAL PROBLEMS
- Bowel Prep Harder on Women Than Men
- Gum Chewing May Speed Colon Surgery Recovery
- Japanese Herbals May Ease Gastro Woes
- GENERAL HEALTH
- Lack of Vitamin D Linked to High Blood Pressure
- Be Healthy, Spend Less
- Play Creatively as a Kid, Be a Healthier Adult
- HEAD & NECK
- Zen May Thicken Brain, Thwart Pain
- Many Children Will Outgrow Headaches
- Ski Helmets Encouraged for All
- HEALTH & TECHNOLOGY
- Using Light Therapy to Silence Harmful Brain Activity
- 'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
- E-Mailing Your Way to Healthier Habits
- HEART & CARDIOVASCULAR
- Walk Long, Slow and Often to Help the Heart
- Brown Rice Tied to Better Heart Health in Study
- Arteries Age Twice as Fast in Smokers
- INFECTIOUS DISEASE
- Viral Infection Might Trigger High Blood Pressure
- More Medicinal Uses for Pomegranate
- Surgical Masks Could Prevent Flu, Maybe
- KID'S HEALTH
- Frequent Feedings May Be Making Babies Fat
- Pregnant Women Exposed To Certain Pollutants Could Lower Childs IQ
- Traffic, Dust Linked to Asthma in Kids
- MEN'S HEALTH
- Strenuous Daily Workout May Keep Cancer at Bay
- Low Vitamin D Levels May Boost Men's Heart Attack Risk
- Eating Fast Until Full Triples Overweight Risk
- MENTAL HEALTH
- Meditation, Yoga Might Switch Off Stress Genes
- Positive Brain Changes Seen After Body-Mind Meditation
- Brain Scans Show How Humans 'Hear' Emotion
- PAIN
- Acupuncture, Real or Fake, Eases Back Pain
- Alleviating Rheumatoid Arthritis
- 'Cell Phone Elbow' -- A New Ill for the Wired Age
- PREGNANCY
- Breast-Feeding May Protect a Woman's Heart
- Before Conceiving, Take Folic Acid for One Full Year
- Breast-Feeding Benefits Moms and Babies
- SENIORS
- As You Age, Better Health Means Better Sex
- Tai Chi May Help Ward Off Knee Pain in Seniors
- More Whole Grains May Mean Less Fat
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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