Summary Since there is no promising drug therapy concept for muscular dystrophies, the exercises performed as part of the therapy play a central role. They enable the patients to actively do something against the rapid progress of the disease and to regain a bit of quality of life for themselves. The routine of daily training … Summary | Exercises for muscular dystrophy
The exercises for various forms of muscular dystrophies are designed to improve the functionality and coordination of the muscles and to preserve the remaining muscles as much as possible. For those affected, this ideally means an improvement in general strength and mobility and a slowing down of the progressive disease process. Depending on the cause … Exercises for muscular dystrophy
Physiotherapy The treatment of muscular dystrophy through physiotherapy is adapted individually from patient to patient according to the progress of the disease, the general condition of the patient and the type of muscular dystrophy. However, the primary goal of physiotherapy is always to maintain and improve the patient’s mobility as much as possible and to … Physiotherapy | Exercises for muscular dystrophy
Muscle-eye-brain disease (MEB) belongs to the disease group of congenital muscular dystrophies, which in addition to severe dysfunction in the muscles also have malformations in the eyes and brain. All diseases of this group are hereditary. Any forms of muscle-eye-brain disease are incurable and lead to death in childhood or adolescence. What is muscle-eye-brain disease? … Muscle-eye-brain Disease: Causes, Symptoms & Treatment
Muscular dystrophy belongs to the hereditary, conditional diseases and is characterized by an increasing weakness of the musculature of the entire body. Depending on the form of the disease, patients gradually lose their mobility and independence. The two forms of Duchenne and Becker-Kiener are the most significant forms of muscle weakness. In the following text, … Physiotherapy for muscular dystrophy
Type Duchenne The type of muscular dystrophy after Duchenne is already evident in childhood and immobility due to the insufficiency of the skeletal muscles occurs in early childhood.Typical for the Duchenne type is the limitation in walking where the children hold their thighs when they stand up (Gowers sign). Since the course is progressive, the … Type Duchenne | Physiotherapy for muscular dystrophy
History The course is progressive in all forms of muscular dystrophy (always progressive). It begins with a weakening of the muscles in the pelvic girdle area and then spreads further. Initially, weakness in the leg muscles is noticeable, as well as difficulty in walking. Fat and connective tissue is then formed from the muscles, resulting … History | Physiotherapy for muscular dystrophy
Summary Even with the symptoms of muscular dystrophy, patients can lead an independent life. For example, even with the Becker-Kiener form, the patient can reach a high age, whereas Duchenne patients have lower life expectancies. In order to provide the patient with an individual therapy in both forms, physiotherapy can be prescribed. Thus, the muscle … Summary | Physiotherapy for muscular dystrophy
Neurological diseases affect the nervous system of our body. Our nervous system is divided into: The CNS is formed by the brain and the spinal cord. The peripheral (“distant”, “remote”) nervous system from all nerve tracts of our body, which, coming from the spinal cord, pulls into any area of our body and transmits information … Physiotherapy for neurological diseases
Synonyms Dystrophia myotonica, Curschmann disease, Curschmann-Steinert disease : Myotonic (muscular) Dystrophy. Introduction Myotonic dystrophy is one of the most common muscular dystrophies. It is accompanied by muscle weakness and atrophy, especially in the face, neck, forearms, hands, lower legs and feet. Characteristic here is the combination of the symptoms muscle weakness and delayed muscle relaxation … Myotonic dystrophy
Cause The cause of myotonic dystrophy is the lengthening of a section in chromosome 19 beyond a certain degree. This leads to a reduced production of a protein that is partly responsible for the stability of the muscle fiber membrane. The extent of elongation increases with inheritance from generation to generation and shows some correlation … Cause | Myotonic dystrophy
Differential diagnoses Depending on the prevailing symptoms, other myotonic diseases (delayed muscle relaxation) or other muscular dystrophies (muscle atrophy) may be considered as differential diagnoses. Furthermore, diseases of the nervous system can also lead to weakness and atrophy of the muscles controlled by the affected nerves. Diagnostics Clinically pioneering is the presence of myotonia (delayed … Differential diagnoses | Myotonic dystrophy
