Osteoporosis
Sometimes a collapsed vertebra may cause severe pain, decrease in height, or spinal deformity.[cedars-sinai.org]
People might also notice a decrease in height or their clothes may not fit as well as they did previously.[medicalnewstoday.com]
Additional risk factors for hip fracture include: Previous fracture of any type after age 50 Decrease in height since age 25 Self-rating of health as fair or poor Previous[web.archive.org]
Vertebral Compression Fracture
The damaged vertebrae will decrease in height due to the fracture, and must decrease by at least 15% in order to be considered a VCF.[spineina.com]
The spine loses its shape and the volume of the lungs is decreased. Depth of breathing and respiratory function is impaired.[joint-surgeon.com]
The von Mises stress significantly decreased between pre-augmentation and post-augmentation in T12 OVCF models of grade 0-3 vertebral heights.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Growth Failure
In comparison to mean SDS at diagnosis a mean decrease in height of 0.48 SDS per year was observed in the total cohort during the first three years of treatment, being more[ashpublications.org]
[…] in adult height – is commonly observed in growth failure due to Turner Syndrome patients, along with ovarian dysgenesis and an increased risk for heart and renal defects.[hcp.merckgroup.com]
It is acceptable to see a decrease in height when switching from lying to standing measurements (approximately ½ - 1 inch).[magicfoundation.org]
Upper Respiratory Infection
The time to Spo2 of 95% correlated well with height, age, and body weight both by linear and non-linear regression analyses.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Manual ventilation was reinstituted when Spo2 decreased to 95% and another set of vital signs was recorded.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
The patients with symptomatic upper respiratory infection required less time for Spo2 to decrease to 95% compared to the asymptomatic children.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Musculoskeletal Lower Back Pain
If your doctor suspects vertebral degeneration, X-rays can be used to verify: a decrease in the height of space between discs, bone spurs, nerve bundle sclerosis (hardening[nynjcmd.com]
Temporomandibular Joint Disorder
Ying-Kai Hu, Chi Yang, Xie-Yi Cai and Qian-Yang Xie, Does condylar height decrease more in temporomandibular joint nonreducing disc displacement than reducing disc displacement[doi.org]
Senile Osteoporosis
Clinical Signs and Symptoms [7] Back pain: Episodic, acute low thoracic/high lumbar pain Compression fracture of the spine Bone fractures Decrease in height Kyphosis Dowager[physio-pedia.com]
The vertebral height and vertebral cross-sectional area (CSA) increased, while vertebral trabecular BMD and trabecular bone volume fraction (BV/TV) decreased from the cervical[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] in height of 2-3 cm after each vertebral compression fracture and progressive kyphosis Patients with hip fractures may demonstrate the following: Limited ROM with end-range[emedicine.medscape.com]
Hypogonadism
[…] in height Postpubertal Sexual difficulties Erectile dysfunction Infertility Decreased muscle and/or skeletal mass Decreased body hair Low energy, fatigue Change in mood,[arupconsult.com]
In men it causes impaired muscle and body hair development, gynecomastia, decreased height, erectile dysfunction, and sexual difficulties.[en.wikipedia.org]
Symptoms (in order of specificity) Unique to pre-pubertal onset Delayed puberty Absent or minimal facial/body hair Any age of onset Reduced frequency of shaving, decreased[clinicaladvisor.com]
Exostosis
[…] overall adult height in patients with Hereditary Multpile Exostosis, (6) Boney growth in the shoulder, knee and elbow can cause pain and limitation of movement of these joints[jscimedcentral.com]
[…] both a functional and aesthetic problem (6) These exostosis can also cause malalignment, deformity, and short limbs Shortened limbs have been reported with studies showing decreased[jscimedcentral.com]
Alcohol Abuse
[…] circumferences and length and height at birth, one and 2.5 years of age.[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
RESULTS: The exposed foetuses had decreased biparietal and occipito-frontal distances and head circumferences, but unchanged cerebellar volume at 20 weeks, and decreased head[ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]