Today’s client is one of 5 siblings and the only child born with Achondroplasia. Male, age 51, in good health other than blood pressure controlled with medication. The client has two children of his own, one born with dwarfism and one born of average height. Some of the more common concerns with dwarfism include difficulty breathing during sleep (sleep apnea), pressure on the spinal cord at the base of the skull, progressive severe hunching or swaying of the back with back pain or problems breathing, narrowing of the channel in the lower spine (spinal stenosis) resulting in pressure on the spinal cord and subsequent pain or numbness in the legs, arthritis, etc…
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