Best Doctors for Rickets Treatment in Jubliee Hills, Hyderabad

Rickets is a skeletal(bone) disorder resulting in weakened and soften bones in children caused due to decreased level of vitamin D, phosphorus and calcium. Rickets is associated with symptoms like bone pain, bowed legs, stunted growth, delayed motor skills, pain in the pelvis, spine and legs. etc,. Treatment options for this condition include oral supplements for vitamin D, phosphorus and calcium, improved diet, increased sunlight exposure, treatment of underlying conditions, and surgery to improve the deformity. Premature births, mothers with vitamin D deficiency during pregnancy, exclusive breastfeed, certain medications and dark skin are some of the risk factors for rickets.