DUCHENE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY(DMD)
ITS A MOST COMMON AND MOST SEVERE TYPE OF MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY.
INCIDENCE:
THIS DYSTROPHY IS SEEN IN 1 OUT OF 3000 TO 4000 MALE BABIES BORN.
CLINICAL PRESENTATION:
DISEASE IS USUALY NOTICED AT ABOUT THREE YEARS OF AGE.IT HAS A SUBACUTE TYPE OF ONSET.
SLOW CLUMPSY WALKING
WEAKNESS
LORDOTIC POSTURE
HYPERTROPHY OF MUSCLES
SUPERFICIAL REFLEXES ARE LOST
CONTRACTURE AND DEFORMITY
FUNCTIONAL INDEPENDENCY
GIT ABNORMALITIES
EMOTIONAL DYSTURBANCES
PARENTERAL COUNSIL
EXERCISES
PREVENTING CONTRACTURES
HOME ADAPTATION
SCHOOLING
SCHOOLING
RECREATIONAL ACTIVITIES
ENCOURAGING FUNCTINAL INDEPENDENCY WHEEL CHAIR MANAGEMENT
LIFTING TECHNIQUES AND TRANSFER
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