The use of limb lengthening for apparent leg length inequality can be considered. If a patient has significant foot or pelvic asymmetry, limb equalization techniques may be used to produce a level ...

Have you ever been to a doctor or chiropractor and been somewhat startled when the doc delivered this news? “You have one leg that is an inch shorter than the other.” Believe it or not, it’s not that ...

Tallness has consistently been associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. We investigated the association further by decomposing height into leg length and sitting height. Between December ...

It's normal for children and adults to have a small difference between the length of their legs, but at what point is it considered a problem? "Leg length discrepancy is when an individual's two legs ...

The subject of leg length discrepancy comes up in the physical therapy clinic quite often and difference in leg length can occur due to fracture, damage to growth plates, as well as history of ...

We remember as children hearing from our mothers and grandmothers to “sit up straight” and “don’t slouch.” Little did they know that we physically could not do what they wanted us to do. For whatever ...

Introduction The purpose of this study is to analyse the presence of leg length discrepancies in track and field athletes with stress fractures. Material-Methods During 1990–2007 we studied 88 track ...

Treatment of leg length inequality involves many different approaches, such as orthotics, epiphysiodesis, shortening, and lengthening, which can be used alone or combined in an effort to achieve ...