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Why Trampolines Are Dangerous for Children, A UAE Surgeon Warns Are trampoline parks with safety staff and padding safer than home trampolines? Commercial trampoline parks may have additional safety features including padding and supervision staff, but the fundamental risk factors, particularly multiple simultaneous users and encouragement of flips, are often

What Is Cervical Kyphosis and Should You Be Worried About It? Should I be worried if my X-ray report says I have cervical kyphosis? Not automatically. Given that around 12% of people with no symptoms whatsoever have a kyphotic cervical spine, this finding alone, without correlating symptoms, functional limitation, or

Why a Thoracic Disc Prolapse Needs a Completely Different Surgery How common is thoracic disc herniation compared to lumbar or cervical? Thoracic disc herniation is considerably less common, representing a small fraction of all symptomatic disc herniations treated. This relative rarity is related to the greater structural stability of the

Why Living Indoors in Dubai Can Weaken Your Bones Over Time How much sun exposure is needed to maintain adequate vitamin D? This varies significantly by skin type, time of year, and time of day, but brief exposure of the arms, hands, and face for around 10 to 15 minutes

What Is an Open Book Pelvis Fracture and Why Is It So Dangerous? How quickly does a pelvic binder need to be applied after injury?  As soon as possible, ideally at the scene of the accident by paramedics or immediately on arrival at the emergency department. Every minute of delay

How Dr. Sherief Elsayed Spots Spinal Tumours Before Paralysis Sets In If I have no symptoms, why would a tumour on my spine need urgent treatment? The absence of symptoms reflects the spinal cord’s current capacity to tolerate compression, not the absence of risk. A tumour that continues to grow