Kyphosis

Signs and symptoms of osteoporosis include back pain, which is often caused by a collapsed or fractured vertebra, a reduction in height overtime, a deformed posture or kyphosis, and a fracture that can occur more effortlessly than expected.5 People often do not realize they have osteoporosis until something drastic occurs such as a sudden strain, bump, or fall.…

Spina Bifida Maya Bastian University of Minnesota Spina Bifida Introduction Spina bifida is a spinal cord malformation caused by a defect of the neural tube (McLone, & Bowman, 2016a). There are three main classifications of spina bifida (McLone, & Bowman, 2016a). Myelomeningocele, the most serious neural tube defect, is visible at birth. Children with myelomeningocele have a cleft in the vertebral column, with a corresponding defect in the skin resulting in a sac of fluid that contains…

Identification/Classification of Ankylosing Spondylitis The disease is a chronic, inflammatory, and systematic illness. The disease is classified with seronegative spondyloarthritic infections. It is best identified with the inflammatory-back-pain especially on the spine and the sacroiliac joints of the body. It can also affect some of the peripheral tendons and joints and there can be articular manifestations as well. Mostly, it is found in young adults with great genetic features (Khan, 2009).…

Every year, thousands of people, mostly young children, are affected by the neuromuscular disease Muscular Dystrophy. There are many different types of Muscular Dystrophy and they differ based on which muscles are affected and what the causative protein in the body is. Muscular Dystrophy was first introduced to us in 1830 by Sir Charles Bell, who wrote of an illness that caused a great amount of weakness in young boys. Years later, a French neurologist by the name of Guillaume Duchenne…

Gaucher disease is a genetic disorder in which glucocerebroside (a sphingolipid, also known as glucosylceramide) accumulates in cells and certain organs. Sphingolipids constitute a diverse array of lipids in which fatty acids are linked through amide bonds to a long-chain base, structurally they form the building blocks of eukaryotic membranes. Gaucher disease occurs when a enzyme is deficient. When the enzyme is defective, glucocerebroside accumulates, particularly in white blood cells and…

with agent orange. The youngest son, Tan Hau, has a disability in which he is unable to walk on his own and has uncontrollable arm and leg movements. As for their oldest son, Tan Tri, he can’t walk, crawl, or turn over on his own. He struggles with kyphosis, an abnormally curved spine and convex-shaped ribs. Majority of the time, he has to be carried by his mother, Vo Thi Nham, to travel in the house from corner to corner. Due to their sons conditions, Tan Dong’s wife must stay home to care to…

Marfan Syndrome is a disease causing effects to the heart, blood vessels, eyes, lungs, bones and joints. Other parts of the body which can be affected are the hands, chest, torso and the length or tallness. For those who play sports this disease can end their careers. Due to the pressure around the heart, lungs and blood vessels heavy activity is could lead to death. I chose this topic because I was tested for Marfan Syndrome due to large hands which are referred to as basket hands and for…

P1: Ankylosing spondylitis, or AS, is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease of the axial skeleton with a strong link to genetics, which mainly effects the joints of the spine and the sacroiliac joints of the pelvis. The strong genetic links sit with the HLA-B27 gene which has unusual properties in those with AS, and there is evidence to suggest that it may interact with the T cell receptors in association with CD4. Evidence suggests that AS has association with, not only the HLA-B27 gene,…

of Osteoporosis is “spontaneous fractures or those involving minimal trauma to vertebrae, distal radius, or femoral neck,” (p. 236). You may even notice that you are getting shorter or your upper back is starting to curve forward, which is called kyphosis. Other signs and symptoms would be decreased exercise tolerance, low back pain, and neck pain. It is important to get diagnostic tests to see if you have this condition. There is a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry test, a DEXA scan, to measure…

Effects Powerful Enough To Deteriorate Muscle And Hope Need an attention-getter. In 1861, Guillaume Benjamin Amand Duchenne wrote De L'électrisation Localisée in which he described the disorder now referred to as DMD. Although later discovered, Edward Meryon described this genetic disease first, but by that time it had the title of “Duchenne” (Abramovitz p. 19-21). Out of nine different types (“Duchenne”), Duchenne MD, the most common of childhood muscular dystrophies (Abramovitz p. 19-21), is…