Scoliosis from the perspective of a fifteen year old
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Background The self-body image and mentality of scoliosis patients, not only the body physically, is affected by scoliosis treatment, including bracing. Through wearing a brace for five years, I look back on my past, and analyze my encounters with physicians, friends, and family, to see which actions they took, or words they spoke, that were comforting, or helpful, and also, examine those of which were not as helpful, to confront physicians and all people affected by scoliosis to express my opinion on how to address scoliosis.
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دوره 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2013