Introduction Distal muscular dystrophy is also known as distal myopathy. Distal muscular dystrophy (DD) is a group of rare, genetic, degenerative diseases that affect the voluntary muscles of patients. Distal muscular dystrophy causes weakness and atrophy preferentially that starts in the forearms, hands, legs, feet means the distal muscles of UL and LL. After then…
Definition of above elbow amputation: Indication Of Above Elbow Amputation: Multidisciplinary team : Surgery For Above Elbow Amputation: The level of the above elbow amputation will be determined by the surgeon during an assessment. Often the reason behind the amputation will affect the level of the required amputation. For example, if the amputation is because…
Williams flexion exercises are recommended by a Physiotherapist when anyone has a Back pain-related condition that helps to improve the strength of the Back flexors muscles and mobility mainly flexion of the lower lumbar spine. Introduction In which conditions you can use William’s Flexion exercises? Goals of William’s flexion exercises: Following are the goals of…
What is pseudogout? Pseudogout is a type of arthritis that causes regular pain and swelling in your joints, mostly affecting the knee joints, however, it can affect any joints in the body. It occurs when your joint synovial fluid has crystals that create pain and inflammation in the joints. It is mostly seen in adults…
Definition Of Upper Limb Amputation: Level Of Upper Limb Amputation: Forequarter Amputation: Disarticulation: Above Elbow Amputation : Below elbow amputation : Krukenberg amputation : Amputation through the hand: Ray amputation: Thumb amputation: Indication of Upper Limb Amputation: Multidisciplinary team: What are the responsibilities of the team? Physiotherapy treatment for upper limb amputation : Principles of…
Hemiplegia is a condition that causes half of the body to be paralyzed (or unable to move). It may also be referred to as hemiparesis and is a form of cerebral palsy. It’s caused by damage to one half of the brain; specifically, when that damage affects the parts of the brain responsible for motor…
Knee pain is the most common symptom that can be seen at any age. There are too many causes of knee pain such as injury, overactivity, age-related wear, and tears such as osteoarthritis, gout, or infections. The knee joint is taking all weight of your body during a day-to-day activity like sitting to stand, walking,…
Paraplegia is the result of spinal cord damage. The spinal cord is located in the spinal canal and is part of the central nervous system. It passes on information between the brain and the body. If damage occurs, the line is interrupted and usually cannot be restored. In terms of the extent of the injury,…
Avascular necrosis generally happens when something blocks the flow of blood to your bone tissue. Your bones constantly change as your skeletal system makes new bone tissue to replace aging bone tissue that eventually breaks down and dies. Think of this as a cycle that your body that makes new tissue to replace the tissue…
Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) refers to a group of muscular dystrophies which is autosomal recessively-inherited muscle diseases that become apparent at or near birth around age 2. They are a group of heterogeneous disorders characterized by muscle weakness and the different changes on muscle biopsy that ranges from myopathic to dystrophic due to the age…
