Muscular dystrophy

not guarantee to cure everything. Remember that your child’s own stem cells will not be much of a use if he/she has a genetic disease, since his/her stem cells contain the same genes. For instance, if your child is born with spina bifida or muscular dystrophy, then his/her stem cells would have that condition. However, if the donor is healthy and he/she has immediate family members who have genetic conditions, his/her cord blood could be a good match for…

As a pediatric physical therapist and more importantly a school-based physical therapist (SBPT), the role that is first and foremost, in the everyday scope of practice is the role of a consultant. However, in the school system the role of the consultant takes on a different character. According to Swisher and Page (2005) one seeks consultation for guidance and training that usually is a blend of service and advice with some specialized information added. This is a true statement for the SBPT…

Sexual Orientation can be defined as a person’s sexual identity in relation to the gender to which they are attracted. The enduring pattern of being attracted to people of one’s own sex is known as homosexuality. The topic of homosexuality follows the ‘nature vs nurture’ debate since some individuals believe that it is biological while others oppose by saying that it is a person’s personal choice. In an effort to end this debate, experts of different fields such as psychologists, sociologists,…

It Does It All: The Power of Video Games Imagine being in a world where dragons are soaring through the skies, spitting flaming fiery volatiles. Now, imagine being able to transform into that majestic soaring fire breathing dragon, flying throughout eternity. With the addition of video games, the being of a fire breathing dragon is no longer a dream, but a reality. The digital world of video games has existed since the early 1970s, providing humanity entertainment throughout the century.…

record of such an impairment, or is regarded as having such an impairment” (Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, 2015). Health conditions that were identified as disabilities were blindness, deafness, cancer, paraplegia, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, diabetes, morbid obesity, AIDS, HIV, and substance addiction (alcoholism and drug abuse) (Miller, 2014). Those who were diagnosed with drug addiction and currently using illegal drugs were not protected; the law only protected former drug…

According The National Human Genome Research Institute the Human Genome Project (HGP) was the international, collaborative research program whose goal was the complete mapping and understanding of all the genes of human beings. All our genes together are known as our “genome.”The genes are examined, and their bases described, researchers have to translate what their order means. A genome is the entire DNA in an organism, including its expressed genes. These genes carry the codes for making all…

Mobility is crucial to maintaining independent living. Physical mobility would be impaired by a number of conditions such as cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, and muscular dystrophy. Mobility impairment is a disabling condition which can affect children in several ways. If a child is physically disabled, it may affect the mobility, impact their lifestyle, education and development throughout their life. Due to an impairment in physical, children with cerebral palsy can face many consequences.…

Introduction The idea of occupations began to emerge during the moral treatment movement (cite). The main purpose of the movement was to provide humane care for the mentally ill. After 100 years, the idea of occupations gave rise to the occupational therapy profession which provides rehabilitative services to people across the lifespan to participate in the things they want and need to do through the therapeutic use of everyday occupations (cite). Occupations are influenced by four…

Toe Off/Pre-swing Gait Phase Gait is the manner in which a person walks and can be described using terms such as stride, stride length, step, step length, and cadence. According to Lippert, (2011) stride is defined as the distance from the point when one foot touches the ground to the point when the same foot touches the ground again. Stride length is the total distance traveled during the gait cycle. A step is one half of a stride and cadence is walking speed (p. 339). In addition, there are…

Lamminen et al., examined 24 healthy children and 20 children with NMDs. All children with muscular dystrophy had clearly abnormal US images with increased echogenicity, and the majority of images from children with benign myopathic disorders had higher echogenicity as well. Many studies similar to this have shown higher echogenicity in children with…