What is an Emery–Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy (EDMD)? • Emery–Dreifuss muscular dystrophy is a condition that mainly affects muscles used for movement, such as skeletal muscles, and also affects the cardiac muscle.• It is named after Alan Emery and Fritz Dreifuss, physicians who first described the disorder among a Virginia family in the 1960s. Symptoms of…
What is a Distal Muscular Dystrophy? • Distal muscular dystrophy (or distal myopathy) is a group of disorders characterized by onset in the hands or feet. Age of onset 40-60 years.• Distal muscular dystrophy is a type of muscular dystrophy that affects the muscles of the extremities, the hands, feet, lower arms, or lower legs….
What is a Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)? → Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a genetic disorder characterized by progressive muscle degeneration and weakness. This can result in trouble standing up. Most are unable to walk by the age of 12.→ Females with a single copy of the defective gene may show mild symptoms. Scoliosis is…
What is a Congenital Muscular Dystrophy (CMD)? → Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD) refers to a group of muscular dystrophies that become apparent at or near birth. Muscular dystrophies in general are genetic, degenerative diseases primarily affecting voluntary muscles.→ Congenital muscular dystrophies are autosomal recessively-inherited muscle diseases. Signs / Symptoms → CMD will display some progressive…
What is a Becker Muscular Dystrophy (BMD)? → Becker muscular dystrophy is an inherited disorder that involves slowly worsening muscle weakness of the legs and pelvis. Symptoms of Becker Muscular Dystrophy → Symptoms usually begin in childhood. The average age at diagnosis is 11 years but there is a wide age range. The clinical severity…
What is a Muscular Dystrophy? Muscular dystrophy disease is genetic, and consequently, a history in the family increases the chance of an individual developing the disease. Symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy → Initial symptoms A waddling gaitPain and stiffness in the musclesDifficulty with running and jumpingWalking on toesDifficulty sitting up or standingLearning disabilities, such as developing…
What is Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)? Guillain-Barré syndrome is a rare but serious autoimmune disorder in which the immune system attacks healthy nerve cells in your peripheral nervous system. This leads to weakness, numbness, and tingling. It can eventually cause paralysis. The cause of this condition is unknown, but it’s typically triggered by an infectious illness,…
What is a De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis? De Quervain’s Tenosynovitis is also known as BlackBerry thumb, texting thumb, gamer’s thumb, washerwoman’s sprain, radial styloid tenosynovitis, de Quervain syndrome, de Quervain’s tenosynovitis, de Quervain’s stenosing tenosynovitis, mother’s wrist, or mommy thumb. The DQ is a tenosynovitis of the sheath or tunnel that surrounds two tendons that control…
What is a Knee Varus Deformity? Varus deformity is an inward angulation (medial angulation, that is, toward the body’s mid-line) of the distal segment of a leg. Also known as Bow-legged or Genu varum. Causes of Knee Varus Deformity → When the knee is not perfectly aligned, otherwise known as Mal-aligned.→ Mal-alignment of the knees…
What is a Knee Valgus (Genu Valgum)? Knee valgus is valgus collapse and medial knee displacement. It is characterized by hip adduction and hip internal rotation, usually when in a hips-flexed position (the knee actually abducts and externally rotates) Knee Valgus also known as a knock knee or Genu valgum When standing with the feet…
