DUCHENE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Detail

DUCHENE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY

THIS DYSTROPHY IS SEEN IN 1 OUT OF 3000 TO 4000 MALE BABIES BORN.

ONSET:

ITS NOTICED AT ABOUT THREE YEARS OF AGE.IT HAS A SUBACUTE TYPE OF ONSET.FIRST VERY SLOW CLUMPSY WALKING WITH FREQUENT FALLS MAY BE NOTICED.

GRADUALLY CHILD DEVELOPS LORDOTIC POSTUREDUE TO WEAKNESS OF ABDOMINAL MUSCLES.GETTING UP FROM SQUATING IS IMPOSIBLE.

THEN HE DEVELOPS WEDDLING GAIT AND IS NOT LONGER  BE ABLE TO JUMP.

WEAKNESS:

HYPERTROPHY OF MUSCLES:

REFLEXES:

CONTRACTURE AND DEFORMITY:

FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCY:

INTELLIGENCE:

GIT ABNORMALITY:

OBESITY:

EMOTIONAL DISTURBANCES:

PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENT:

MAINTAINING FLEXIBILITY OF VARIOUS MUSCLES BY EXERCISES.

AVOID VIGOROUS STRENGTHENING EXERCISES

PREVENTING CONTRACTURE

HOME ADAPTATION

RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES

ENCOURAGING FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCY

SCHOOLING

LIFTING TECHNIQUES AND TRANSFER

WHEEL CHAIR MANAGEMENT