Posture symptoms
Posture symptoms: Introduction
Further information about Posture symptoms is below, or review more specific
information about these types of Posture symptoms:
abnormal posture, Hunching, Knock-knees, Kyphosis, Decerebrate posturing, Enhanced postural hypotensive reaction, Postural hypotension, Hunched shoulders
or other types.
Posture symptoms: Symptoms related to body posture.
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Causes of Similar Symptoms to Posture symptoms
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Medical Books Excerpts
- SCOLIOSIS
- "Algorithmic Diagnosis of Symptoms and Signs" (2003)
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- Scoliosis
- "In A Page: Pediatric Signs and Symptoms" (2007)
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- Scoliosis
- "Professional Guide to Diseases (Eighth Edition)" (2005)
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Copyright notice for book excerpts: Copyright © 2008 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. All rights reserved.
Misdiagnosis and Posture symptoms
Scapulocostal syndrome: The Scapulocostal syndrome is a common
musculoskeletal, pain-producing syndrome that mainly affects the posterior
shoulder area, but, because of radiation, characteristics it can mimic
numerous other conditions including cervical radicular pain, intrinsic shoulder
joint disease and even visceral pain. It can be diagnosed clinically with a
careful history and physical examination. There are no related blood test abnormalities
or imaging abnormalities in the syndrome, but these tests may be useful in
eliminating other entities from diagnostic consideration. The condition is
related to poor posture and is common in typists, gymnasts and other sports
people....read more »
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Diagnostic tests for Posture symptoms:
Various tests are used in the diagnosis of Posture symptoms. Some of these are listed below :
- Physical examination
- Examine for any spinal deformity such as scoliosis (spine is curved to the side and sometimes twisted) or thoracic kyphosis (excessive front curvature of the upper thoracic spine)
- Examine for signs of Parkinson's disease such as lack of facial expression, bent over posture, few spontaneous movements, shuffling gait, lack of normal arm swinging with walking, pill-rolling tremor (where movement of the knuckles are combined with movements of the thumb), increase tone of limbs, monotonous speech
- Blood tests
- Full blood count and ESR
- Electrolytes and kidney function tests
- Arthritis screen depending on suspicion including Rheumatoid factor, ANA and ENA antibodies
- more tests...»
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diagnostic tests for Posture symptoms
Diagnosis Checklist: Questions your doctor may ask (and why!)
During a consultation, your doctor will use various techniques in their assessment of Posture symptoms.
Your doctor may ask several questions when assessing
your condition. It is important to remember that your consultation is a two-way process and any extra information
you can share with your doctor about your symptoms may help them with their diagnosis.
Some of the questions your doctor may ask are listed below:
- How long have you had problems with posture? - to determine if childhood disorder or degenerative disorder with age.
- What is the age of the person with the postural problem? - Children are more likely to have a kyphosis (excessive front curvature of the upper thoracic spine) due to rickets, leukopolysaccharidosis, Hurler's disease, Scheuermann's disease, Pott's disease or Morquio's disease. Adults are more likely to suffer from osteoarthritis, Paget's disease, Parkinson's disease, osteomalacia, osteoporosis and ankylosing spondylitis.
- Risk factors for osteoporosis? - e.g. female sex, thin build, family history, early menopause, smoking, chronic alcoholism, high caffeine intake, low calcium intake, intestinal malabsorption, physical inactivity, prolonged corticosteroid use, Cushing's syndrome, diabetes mellitus, hyperthyroidism, hyperparathyroidism, Acromegaly, chronic renal failure.
- Past cancer history? - of cancers that may spread to bones e.g. breast, lung , prostate, thyroid, kidney, bladder, adrenal, melanoma and colorectal.
- Past medical history? - e.g. osteoporosis, Paget's disease of the bone, kyphosis, scoliosis, Parkinson's disease, Rickets . Scoliosis may be due to unknown causes or due to poliomyelitis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy or neurofibromatosis. Kyphosis may be associated with osteoporosis of the spine, ankylosing spondylitis and Scheuermann's disease.
- more questions...»
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Diagnosis Checklist: Associated symptoms your doctor may ask about (and why!)
Sometimes, other symptoms may be present and may help your doctor analyse
your condition.
The symptoms your doctor may ask about (in association with Posture symptoms) may include:
- Cough? - The presence of a cough with a kyphosis deformity of the spine (excessive front curvature of the upper thoracic spine) would suggest tuberculosis of the spine, emphysema or lung cancer that has spread to the spine.
- Flat feet? - "round back" or "drooping shoulders" may be commonly associated with other postural defects such as flat feet.
- Symptoms of Scheuermann's disease (adolescent kyphosis)? - e.g. condition starts at puberty and is twice as common in girls than boys. The teenager becomes gradually more round-shouldered and may complain of backache and fatigue.
- Symptoms of osteoporosis? - e.g. may have acute back pain due to vertebral compression fractures, may develop a progressive kyphosis (becomes more round shouldered and has a Dowager's hump), fractures with minimal trauma.
- Symptoms of Parkinson's disease? - e.g. stooping posture, coarse hand tremor most marked at rest, rigidity of limbs, slowness in initiating and executing movements and speech, expressionless mask-like face and dementia (in later stages).
- more symptoms...»
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Organs affected by Posture symptoms:
The list of organs typically affected by Posture symptoms may include, but is not limited to:
Detailed list of causes of Posture symptoms
The list below shows some of the causes of Posture symptoms mentioned in various sources:
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causes of Posture symptoms
How Common are these Causes of Posture symptoms?
This information refers to the general prevalence and incidence of these diseases,
not to how likely they are to be the actual cause of Posture symptoms.
Of the 85
causes of Posture symptoms that
we have listed, we have the following prevalence/incidence information:
- 0
causes are "very common" diseases
- 2
causes are "common" diseases
- 0
causes are "uncommon" diseases
- 3
causes are "rare" diseases
- 4
causes are "very rare" diseases
- 77
causes have no prevalence information.
See the analysis of the prevalence of 85
causes of Posture symptoms
Conditions listing symptoms: Posture symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Posture symptoms' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
A
Acroosteolysis neurogenic
... postural hypotensionAcute meningitis
... OpisthotonosAmyloidosis
... postural hypotensionAnkylosing spondylarthritis
... abnormal postureArnold-Chiari malformation type 3
... opisthotonusB
Bacterial meningitis
... OpisthotonosBotulism food poisoning
... postural hypotensionBronchopulmonary dysplasia
... abnormal postureC
Catatonia
... unusual postureChemical poisoning - Strychnine
... opisthotonosCongenital SMA with arthrogryposis
... fixed abnormal limb postureD
Dermatocardioskeletal syndrome, Boronne type
... hunched shouldersDystonia 13, torsion
... abnormal postureDystonia 14
... abnormal postureDystonia 4, Torsion, Autosomal Dominant
... abnormal postureDystonia 6, torsion
... abnormal postureDystonia 7, torsion
... abnormal postureDystonia musculorum deformans type 1
... abnormal postureDystonia musculorum deformans type 2
... abnormal postureE
Encephalopathy due to GLUT1 deficiency
... opisthotonusF
Familial dysautonomia
... postural hypotensionG
Gaucher disease - perinatal lethal form
... opisthotonosGlutaric aciduria 1
... opisthotonusGlutaricaciduria I
... opisthotonosGlutaricaciduria type 1
... opisthotonusGlutaryl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency
... opisthotonusH
Hemihypertrophy in context of NF
... abnormal postureHereditary methemoglobinemia, recessive, type II
... opisthotonusHereditary peripheral nervous disorder
... postural hypotensionHyperglycinemia
... opisthotonosI
Idiopathic Parkinson's disease
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesImmunoglobulinic amyloidosis
... postural hypotensionInfantile Spasms
... opisthotonosK
Kernicterus
... opisthotonosKyphosis
... hunchingL
Leucinosis
... opisthotonosM
Machado-Joseph Disease
... abnormal posturesMaple syrup urine disease
... opisthotonosMaple syrup urine disease, type 1A
... opisthotonosMaple syrup urine disease, type 1B
... opisthotonosMaple syrup urine disease, type II
... opisthotonosMaple syrup urine disease, type III
... opisthotonosMiller-Dieker syndrome
... opisthotonosMitochondrial Parkinson's disease
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesMultiple pterygium syndrome
... crouched stanceN
Non-ketotic hyperglycinemia
... opisthotonosP
Paget's disease of bone
... abnormal postureParkinson disease 10
... postural instabilityParkinson disease 10 (PARK10)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 11
... postural instabilityParkinson disease 11 (PARK11)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 12
... postural instabilityParkinson disease 12 (PARK12)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 13
... postural instabilityParkinson disease 13 (PARK13)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 2, autosomal recessive juvenile (PARK2)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 3, autosomal dominant Lewy body (PARK3)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant Lewy body (PARK4)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 4, autosomal dominant, Lewy body
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 5 (PARK5)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 6, autosomal recessive early-onset (PARK6)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 6, autosomal recessive, recessive early-onset
... postural instabilityParkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive early-onset (PARK7)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 7, autosomal recessive, early-onset
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 8
... postural instabilityParkinson disease 8 (PARK8)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease 9 (PARK9)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson disease, familial, Type 1
... postural instabilityParkinson disease, familial, type 1 (PARK1)
... postural instability, loss of postural reflexesParkinson's Disease
... stooping posture, postural instability, loss of postural reflexesPerinatal hypophosphatasia
... opisthotonusPhenothiazine antenatal infection
... opisthotonusProgressive supranuclear palsy, atypical
... postural instabilityS
Schinzel Giedion Syndrome
... opisthotonusSchwartz-Jampel Syndrome
... crouched stanceShy-Drager Syndrome
... postural hypotensionStiff-Person Syndrome
... hunched posture (kyphosis)Stress
... poor postureT
Tetanus
... opisthotonosTorsion dystonia 7
... abnormal postureTorsion dystonia with onset in infancy
... abnormal postureV
Variant CJD
... posture symptomsVascular neuropathy
... postural hypotensionW
Wolfram's disease
... Postural instability
Conditions listing complications: Posture symptoms:
The following list of conditions
have 'Posture symptoms' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
F
Flat feet
... poor posture
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Causes of Posture symptoms Based on Risk Factors
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Doctors and specialists: Who should I consult about Posture symptoms?
Depending on the seriousness of the onset of Posture symptoms, you may want to consult one of the following medical professionals.
Important:In extreme cases, always seek advice from emergency services :
Classifications of Posture symptoms:
Subtypes of Posture symptoms:
Abnormal posture (14 causes), Hunching (2 causes), Knock-knees (41 causes), Kyphosis (147 causes), Decerebrate posturing, Enhanced postural hypotensive reaction, Postural hypotension (8 causes), Hunched shoulders (1 cause), Opisthotonos (17 causes), Opisthotonus (9 causes)
Symptoms related to Posture symptoms:
Spine symptoms (571 causes), Abnormal posture (14 causes), Hunching (2 causes), Knock-knees (41 causes), Kyphosis (147 causes), Decerebrate posturing, Enhanced postural hypotensive reaction, Postural hypotension (8 causes), Hunched shoulders (1 cause)
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