an early age may be due to Muscular Dystrophy‚ also called (MD). Muscular dystrophy is a genetic mishap that weakens the body’s muscles. There is no single disease called muscular dystrophy. Muscular Dystrophy refers to a group of more than 30 inherited diseases. These diseases affect the voluntary or skeletal muscles‚ which control the movements of legs‚ arms‚ and other limbs. Some organs‚ such as the heart and the gut‚ are also affected by the disease. Muscular Dystrophy can prevent the movement
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what is muscular dystrophy The muscular dystrophies are a group a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles which control movement. The muscles of the heart and some other involuntary muscles are also affected in some forms of muscular dystrophy‚ and a few forms involve other organs as well. History of muscular dystrophy Children’s Hospital Boston has a long history of conducting innovative research on muscular dystrophy
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Duchenne muscular dystrophy is a genetically inherited disease that causes progressive muscle and bones weakness. The symptoms usually appear before age 6 and may appear as early as infancy. Symptoms can be noticed very early like not sitting and standing independently at the correct age. The age for walking for boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy is around 18 months. There is progressive muscle weakness of the legs and pelvic muscles‚ which is caused by a loss of muscle mass. This muscle weakness
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Muscular dystrophy GCU SPE 358 With Duchenne muscular dystrophy‚ individuals experience a decline in dexterity and gross motor skills as the condition progresses. As muscles atrophy‚ compensation for lack of strength and dexterity may include modified handles or grips and adapted utensils and the use of a motorized wheelchair. (Heller‚ Forney‚ Alberto‚ Best‚ & Schwartzman‚ 2009.) The individual and instructor will work with the special education team and therapists for compensatory positioning
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Muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. 349 out of 2.37 million males aged 5-24 were reported to have DMD or BMD in the United States. This means that about 15 of every 100‚000 males aged between 5-24 were affected that year. Also‚ a close friend of mine had muscular dystrophy so it played a role in my life. I wanted to know if it could be cured and if not was there any treatments for it. Muscular dystrophy could potentially be cured through
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Muscular Dystrophy Muscular Dystrophy is a general term for a number of hereditary‚ degenerative disorders affecting skeletal muscles‚ and often other organs. It is a genetic disease that causes constant degeneration of the muscles. There are over 30 kinds of Muscular Dystrophy. Some forms of Muscular Dystrophy affect involuntary organs like the heart. This muscular disease can be seen in during infancy or may not be known until much later on in life. Muscular Dystrophy is different for each person
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Muscular Dystrophy (APA style) Abstract Overview Muscular dystrophy‚ MD‚ is a group of inherited muscle diseases that weaken the muscles that help the body move (Clark‚ 1995). There are nine major forms of MD. These are Myotonic‚ Duchenne‚ Becker‚ Limb-girdle‚ Facioscapulohumeral‚ Congenital‚ Oculopharyngeal‚ Distal‚ and Emery-Dreifuss (Wikipedia contributors‚ 2009). The type of disease is based on a few factors which are as follows: when in a person’s life MD appears‚ the degree to which
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Definition • Muscular Dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness & a loss of muscle mass • In MD‚ abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle • There are many different kinds of Muscular Dystrophy • Symptoms of the most common variety begin in childhood‚ primarily in boys • Other types don’t surface until adulthood Definition Cont… • Some people who have MD will eventually lose the ability to walk • Some may have trouble
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Muscular Dystrophy is a disorder that is passed down through families‚ and can occur in both adulthood‚ and childhood. There are multiple types of Muscular Dystrophy such as Becker MD‚ Duchenne MD(deadly)‚ Emery-Deifuss MD‚ Facioscapulohumeral MD‚ Limb-Girdle MD‚ Myotonia MD‚ Mytonic MD etc.. Symptoms related to muscular dystrophy inlcue muscle weakness(slowly gets worse over time)‚ delayed development to muscle motor skills‚ loss of strength in a muslce/group of muscles‚ loss in muscle size‚ difficulty
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Definition - Muscular dystrophy is a genetic mutation where the muscle fibres become susceptible to damages causing the muscle to progressively get weaker. Eventually muscular dystrophy will cause the inheritance of this disease to need a wheelchair. Muscular dystrophy is most commonly found in boy and in their early childhood years‚ other types of muscular dystrophy don’t surface until adulthood. Duchenne muscular dystrophy symptoms include; Frequent falls‚ difficulty getting up from a lying
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