The Scheuermann's Disease Fund, a fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation

Scheuermann’s Disease is a skeletal disease often noted by an accentuated curvature, or Kyphosis. It is believed to be caused by abnormal bone growth in the  vertebrae, potentially by an interruption of blood flow. This happens most often during a growth spurt in adolescence and causes the vertebrae to change from a healthy rectangular shape to triangular wedge shapes.

If left untreated, people with more severe cases of Scheuermann’s Disease have experienced significant and life altering spinal deformities as they age.  These include spinal stenosis, bone spurs, osteoarthritis, and degenerative disc disease.  In severe cases, the deformities can lead to spinal cord compression as well as breathing and lung ailments.

The Scheuermann’s Disease Fund, a fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation…….

is the first, and only, charity in the world created to help those afflicted with Scheuermann’s Disease, or Scheuermann’s Kyphosis, as it is sometimes called.  It is a fund of The Pittsburgh Foundation and was developed with these causes in mind:

• to improve early detection in adolescence
• to improve awareness in the public and medical community
• to improve the lives of those living in pain, especially later in life
• to provide funding for research, case studies and genetic testing

 

The charity’s founder, Doug Strott, is a native of Pittsburgh and currently resides in McMurray, PA where he devotes his life to the charity.  He has suffered from Scheuermann’s Disease for over 35 years.  

http://www.sdfund.org

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