Scoliosis

To be truly successful some sort of obstacle must be overcome along the way. Failure is something that is experienced by everyone. Without failing or overcoming an obstacle, it is impossible to be successful. Many of our nation’s most successful people failed over and over again during their lifetime. Success is not achieved without failure or an obstacle being overcome. Ellen Degeneres is one of those people that overcame a huge obstacle and success came from it. Ellen Degeneres is the…

Muscular dystrophy is a group of noncommunicable diseases that is passed down through heredity lines. Noncommunicable diseases are diseases that developed in humans without other species interference and that cannot be passed between people. Muscular dystrophy can be broken up into nine major forms: Myotonic, Duchenne, Becker, Limb-girdle, Facioscapulohumeral, congenital, Oculopharyngeal, Distal, and Emery-Dreifuss. Muscular dystrophy can appear at any time in one’s life, typically in infancy or…

Entry one: Various creativity seminars motivated me to think about the following question. ‘as a society, are we really as inclusive as we like to think we are? For the purpose of this assignment, I chose the film The Young Offenders as my object of discussion and reflection. Life for people with disabilities has changed drastically over the last 30 years. Society has moved on from the medical model, which focussed on the impairment. Whereas, the social model, which arose in response to a…

have seen friends who don’t have siblings and they must be very lonely. My sisters always keep me company (even when I don’t need it). My sisters and my parents have always supported me. They have helped me so much through the process of having scoliosis. Some other people I am thankful for are my friends. Each one of my friends are different but they all have a couple things in common. They are nice, and they are there when you need someone to cheer you up. They can be goofy and serious…

Mutations in the DMD gene, which creates dystrophin, causes Muscular dystrophy. Dystrophin is located in the skeletal and and cardiac muscles. Alterations or mutations in the gene make it so little to know dystrophin are produced, causing Muscular Dystrophy. Without enough dystrophin muscles contract and get damaged. (2015) The mutated gene can be inherited in an X-linked pattern. This means it is passed along the X chromosome. If a mother has a faulty DMD gene, her son has a fifty percent…

Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) is a muscle disorder that, even though has different ages of onset, develops most commonly at birth or in infancy. A dystrophy is a disorder that weakens and wastes away organs and tissue of the body. CMD can be characterized by hypotonia or “floppy baby”, progressive muscle weakness, and fixed joints that restrict movement. Most forms of CMD are inherited as autosomal recessive traits, affect different muscles and have different severity and inheritance…

causes a very happy, excitable personality in the patient resulting in outbursts of laughter and frequent smiles. In children, AS can also cause hyperactivity. With age, the sleeping problems and excitable behavior subside. Curvature in the spine (scoliosis) can also be caused by Angelman Syndrome. Even with the abundant amount of disabilities that come with having this disorder, the life expectancy of the affected people is almost normal. The cause of Angelman Syndrome is a genetic mutation in…

trait. This disease is genetic and can only be inherited. Scientist have also found a gene on chromosome three that may cause some cases of Laband syndrome. Symptoms Zimmermann Laband Syndrome are absent nails, hypoplasia of the distal phalanges, scoliosis, hirsutism, hepatosplenomegaly, gingival fibromatosis, abnormalities of the cartilage of the nose or ears, individuals are dysplastic, and individuals may be…

My Michigan Hero "Squeak, squeak, squeak," Kelly sighed while pushing the heavy breakfast cart down the hallways of the school. Her back will crack and ache as she pushes the big bulky cart, but she now she has to do her job in order to get paid. She will do anything to help make the school a better place for her children and other children who attend the school. That is why my mother is my Michigan hero because she helps everyone and everything. My mom is a kind hearted and funny woman,…

On December twentieth in 2013 I was adopted. Although I love my dad very much, it was very hard to be rejected by my biological father. Within a month or two I then had spinal fusion. I grew up having scoliosis as a child and all of their efforts to stop my back from curving even more had failed. After finishing an amazing season of cross country where I was on varsity as a freshman. I had to undergo the surgery scared I would never run in a race again. Finally the day came and I was ready to go…