Do you know someone who has or had hip dysplasia? Let alone, do you know what hip dysplasia is? Developmental dysplasia of the hip, which is abbreviated as DDH, is an abnormal correlation between the femoral head and the acetabulum (Hart, Albright, Gleeson, & Grottkau, 2006). The problem can either be at the ball or socket of the hip joint, or in worse cases, both. This condition can be either hereditary or acquired after birth. The condition could get worse after being active, such as the early stages of walking. Handfuls of cases have been related to the tradition infant swaddling techniques and overly strained car seats. If the problem occurs in one or both hips, this can cause uneven leg length, less ability to move around, limping, or overall trouble with walking. According to the International Hip Dysplasia Institute, one of every 20 full-term babies has some type of instability in the hip, and every two of 1,000 babies will need treatment to alter or fix their condition. (Arvanitis, 2013) The treatment for this condition is pretty steady, while the cause for it remains unknown. Since hip dysplasia is known as a “silent condition,” it’s difficult to detect because it shows no signs of pain in infants and it doesn’t keep them from learning how to walk. Although many cases have been treated, not all are noticed as early as it should be. In fact, Lynn Staheli claims that “the failure of diagnoses of hip dysplasia is the most common cause of legal suits involving the musculoskeletal system directed against pediatricians” (Staheli, 1989). It is very heartbreaking for the child to have been diagnosed later than it could’ve been noticed.
What does hip dysplasia look like and what are the symptoms? According to the (Internationa...
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...t is good to realize there are treatments for this issue, as long as it is diagnosed early enough. The pain isn’t noticeable in newborns and infants, but it could be in the long run if the diagnosis goes unnoticed after the child becomes more active after learning how to walk. Whether you use the Pavlik harness, hip abduction brace, traction to help correct the dysplasia, or if worst comes to worse, you chose the surgical correctional procedures for the child.
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(2012). Retrieved from International Hip Dysplasia Institute: http://hipdysplasia.org/
Arvanitis, H. (2013). Pediatric Hip Dysplasia and Positioning. FlagHouse Forum, 22-25.
Hart, E. S., Albright, M. B., Gleeson, R. N., & Grottkau, B. E. (2006). Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip. Orthopedic Nursing, 100.
Staheli, L. (1989). Management of Congenital Hip Dysplasia. Pediatric Annals, 24-32.
Osteoporosis comes from the latin word meaning “porous bone”. If you were to look closely at a bone you could see there are these small spaces on the bone which is good, now if you look at someone who suffers from osteoporosis you will see these spaces are much larger. As these spaces become larger it takes away from the strength and integrity of the bone making it grow weak and thin. Osteoporosis is most common in women over the age of 50 and gives them a higher risk of fractures and or breaks especially common in the hips. While we know osteoporosis comes from a number of things it can be broken down to age, the hormonal changes most commonly seen in menopause and a lower intake of Vitamin D and Calcium. Age is the unpreventable factor that doctors or you cannot change. Hormonal changes can be fixed with supplements or hormone therapy along with ones intake of Vitamin D and Calcium. Hormone therapy, estrogen alone or the combination of estrogen and progestin have been proven to prevent and aide in the treatment of osteoporosis in
...At that time physical therapy was recommended. Erin eventually learned how to roll over, sit up on her own, and walk all through physical therapy. However these milestones were significantly delayed and her balance was always off. Erin took a horrific fall off the couch and landed on her forehead. She was still swollen from the “allergic reaction” from the previous month. A CT-Scan showed no bone fractures but the goose-egg that had developed took months to go away. In 2008 she officially diagnosed with FOP.
There are six forms of hypophosphatasia recognized: perinatal lethal; infantile; childhood; adult; odontohypophosphatasia; and perinatal benign. In the first form in utero osteochondral spurs can form on the fore arms and legs (Mornet 2008). The fetus is unable to make it to term and is aborted within few days. The perinatal benign form often shows change in the formation of the spurs but de...
Flaccid dysarthria results from damage to the lower motor neurons (LMN) or the peripheral nervous system (Hageman, 1997). The characteristics of flaccid dysarthria generally reflect damage to cranial nerves with motor speech functions (e.g., cranial nerves IX, X, XI and XII) (Seikel, King & Drumright, 2010). Lower motor neurons connect the central nervous system to the muscle fibers; from the brainstem to the cranial nerves with motor function, or from the anterior horns of grey matter to the spinal nerves (Murdoch, 1998). If there are lesions to spinal nerves and the cranial nerves with motor speech functions, it is indicative of a lower motor neuron lesion and flaccid dysarthria. Damage to lower motor neurons that supply the speech muscles is also known as bulbar palsy (Pena-Brooks & Hedge, 2007). Potential etiologies of flaccid dysarthria include spinal cord injury, cerebrovascular accidents, tumors or traumatic brain injury (Pena-Brooks & Hedge, 2007). Possible congenital etiologies of flaccid dysarthria include Moebius syndrome and cerebral palsy. Flaccid dysarthria can also arise from infections such as polio, herpes zoster, and secondary infections to AIDS (Pena-Brooks & Hedge, 2007). Additionally, demyelinating diseases such as Guilian-Barre syndrome and myotonic muscular dystrophy can also lead to flaccid dysarthria (Pena-Brookes & Hedge, 2007). The lower motor neuron lesion results in loss of voluntary muscle control, and an inability to maintain muscle tone. Fasciculations, or twitching movements, may occur if the cell body is involved in the lesion (Seikel et. al., 2010). The primary speech characteristics of flaccid dysarthria include imprecise consonant production, hypernasal resonance, breathiness, and harsh voice (...
But after the early stage, your bones may become weak. These signs include: back pain, shortness of breath, shrinkage in height and bad, irregular posture. Many people don’t start showing signs until they have broken a bone, such as a wrist bone or a hip bone. There are two different types of Osteoporosis. There is Juvenile Osteoporosis (which is very rare), it occurs in children that is due to medication or medical conditions. Premenopausal Osteoporosis which happens to older women before menopause. There are three different ways to check for Osteoporosis. The first one is a painless bone density scan called a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA) (Stang, 2016). The second one is a digital x-ray radiogrammetry (DXR), it is like the DXA but uses less technology. And the last one is ultrasounds. Ultrasound scans are also used to screen for osteoporosis but it is not able to get a good reading like the others, so this method isn’t used as often. If you break a bone the doctor will try these types of x-ray to see if it was caused by
3. The radiologist reported signs of osteoporosis. Describe the characteristics of an osteoporotic femur as seen on an X-ray. (How does it differ in appearance from a normal femur?)
About one out of every 10,000 to 100,000 births, a child is born with the birth defect: Poland Syndrome or Poland Anomaly. The birth defect can be apparent from either birth or adolescence depending on ...
Type III of OI makes up 15% of all cases. This is the next in severity after Type II, and the type most known to radiologists and orthopedic surgeons. Two-thirds of these cases will have fractures at birth. There will be severe bone fragility with multiple fractures and deformity that will be progressive. Children with this type seem to have severe dwarfism due to spinal compression fractures and disturbance in growth plates.
The big picture. Where the two schools of medicine differ is in philosophy. Doctors of osteopathy "treat people, not just symptoms," says Karen Nichols, dean of the Chicago College of Osteopathic Medicine. "The course list looks exactly the same, but the M.D.'s focus is on discrete organs. The osteopathic focus is that all of those pieces are interrelated. You can't affect one with out affecting another." That means paying more than simple lip service to the idea of the "whole" patient: It means that diagnosis and treatment rely on an examination of a person's environment and family and general situation as well as his or her body. Not surprisingly, about 65 percent of the nation's 52,000 licensed osteopaths (by comparison, the country boasts at least 900,000 M.D.'s) are primary-care physicians. The American Association of Colleges of Osteopathic Medicine has a description of osteopathic training, as well as short profiles of 20 schools, at www.aacom.org. The D.O. programs and their contact information are listed in the directory section of this book.
Obvious signs include crooked spine while bending over, fatigue, shortness of breath, uneven hemline on shirts, and an asymmetrical waistline. Less obvious signs must be detected by health professionals through early screening, or diagnosed by your physician during a comprehensive physical exam.
According to the MediLexicon Medical Dictionary, muscular dystrophy is defined as a general term for a number of hereditary, progressive degenerative disorders affecting skeletal muscles, and often other organ systems (Staff). Basically what that means is that muscular dystrophy is a genetic disorder that is passed down that affects the skeletal muscles and other organs by slowly breaking them down. Since it is genetic, it is not contagious and you cannot catch it from someone who has it. MD weakens muscles over time, so children, teens, and adults who have the disease can gradually lose the ability to do the things most people take for granted, like walking or sitting up. Someone with MD might start having muscle problems as a baby or their symptoms might start later. Some people even develop MD as adults (Clark, 2010).
Girls with this syndrome may have many middle ear infections during childhood; if not treated, these chronic infections could cause hearing loss. Up to the age of about 2 years, growth in height is approximately normal, but then it lags behind that of other girls. Greatly reduced growth in height of a female child should lead to a chromosome test if no diagnosis has already been made. Early diagnosis is very importance in order to be able to give enough correct information to the parents, and gradually to the child herself, so that she has the best possibilities for development. Early diagnosis is also important in case surgical treatment of the congenital heart defect (seen in about 20 per cent of cases) is indicated.
If the spine is normal then the issue is part of the child growing or a different issue that is causing enough pain to warent a trip to the doctors. If the angle is off however then it will be diagnosed as Scoliosis, Lordosis or Kyphosis respectively.
Osteoporosis is a disease in which the bones become so weak and brittle that even a cough can cause enough stress on the bone that it will cause the bone to facture. The most commonly broken bones are the hip, wrist, and the spine. Although it affects men and women of all races, post-menopausal Caucasian and Asian women are more commonly affected than those of other ethnicities and sexes. In fact, thirty percent of all post-menopausal women in the US and Europe will be diagnosed with Osteoporosis and at least 40 percent of those will suffer from a fracture in their lifetime.
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