Synonyms Charcot’s disease; amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; myatrophic lateral sclerosis; Lou Gehrig’s syndrome; motor neuron disease; abb. ALS Definition Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a progressive, degenerative disease of the nerve cells that control the muscles (motor neurons), which can lead to spastic as well as flaccid paralysis in the entire body. Due to the breathing and … Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Symptoms Two motor nerve cells are connected in series for muscle excitation. The first motor neuron originates in the brain and is switched to the second motor neuron in the spinal cord at the level where it connects to a peripheral nerve to reach the corresponding muscle. If the second motor neuron (peripheral nerve) is … Symptoms | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
History The exact course of the disease is generally very difficult to predict and can take many different forms. Basically, the symptoms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis are continuously progressive and thus paralysis once it has occurred cannot disappear again. The early symptoms are usually initial awkwardness such as stumbling or problems holding things. After some … History | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Forecast In addition to the possible symptoms already mentioned above, which are progressively worsening, in the usual forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, inadequate respiratory capacity is to be expected after three to five years after the initial onset of the disease, resulting in death either through pneumonia or through suffocation. Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis is a … Forecast | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS)
Standing up, you hook your hands behind your body. Now raise your arms behind your body in a stretched position. The upper body remains straight and the legs stretched. Bring your sternum up so that the shoulders are pulled down. Hold the stretch in your chest muscles for 10 seconds and repeat the exercise after … Exercise 8
Stretch the affected arm forward at shoulder height. Fold your wrist upwards and grasp your fingers with your other hand. Now pull your fingers slightly upwards. Hold the stretch in your forearm for 10 seconds and repeat the exercise after a short break. Back to the article: Stretching exercises.
From a standing position, take a long lunge forward. As you do so, your back knee lowers to the ground and the front knee bends without moving inwards or outwards. The front knee must not protrude over the tip of the foot. The upper body is straight and the hip pushes forward. Hold the stretch … Stretching Exercise 3
History The course depends on the underlying disease and its treatment options. With idiopathic tiptoe gait, in half of all cases the gait pattern is completely normalized without treatment. If the tip-toe gait remains intact into adulthood, widened forefeet and hollow feet are common. The consequence of the abnormal strain on certain muscle groups and … History | Tiptoe walk with the child
Introduction The tip-toe gait is observed in about 5% of pre-school age children. Strictly speaking, the term tip-toe gait is not quite correct, since children walk on their forefoot, with their toes lying flat on the ground and the rolling motion largely absent. The term “toe gait” would therefore be more appropriate. Children with such … Tiptoe walk with the child
Stretch the affected arm forward at shoulder height. Fold your wrist down and grasp it with your other hand. Now press the folded wrist slightly further down. Hold the stretch in the elbow joint for 10 seconds and repeat the exercise after a short break. Continue with the next exercise.
From a standing position, take a long lunge to the right side. The left leg is stretched while the right leg bends. The feet point forward. Shift your weight to your right leg and support your right knee. Hold the stretch in the left inner side of your thigh for 10 seconds and repeat the … Exercise 9
A Blackroll is a so-called fascial roller. In the original a 30cm long and 15cm thick self massage roll made of solid foam. Blackroll is the first manufacturer of this training device, which is why it is often used synonymously with the general fascia roller. Fasciae are the tissue in our body that connects everything … Blackroll: Fascial Roller
