* Atonic- Lacking normal muscle tone or strength. * Atrophy- Weakness or wearing away of body tissues and structures caused by pathology or by disuse of the muscle over a long period of time * Bradykinesia- Extreme slowness in movement * carpal tunnel syndrome- Inflammation and swelling of the tendons that pass through the carpal tunnel, which then create pressure
Typical characteristics with respect to speech and swallowing skills are described in in the case report. Myotonic muscular dystrophy (also known as dystrophic myotonia) is a progressive disease which leads to weakness in the muscles. It is characterised by myotonia (slowing down of relaxation of the muscles) and weakness. Myotonia can be seen in facial, neck and jaw muscles in advanced stages. Speech and swallowing being fine motor skills, gets affected in these cases.
1.1) Give examples of possible multiple conditions and/or disabilities that individuals may have. Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis is a disease that causes damage to joints, organs, and bodily systems due to inflammation of joint tissues. While inflammation is usually a response by a person’s immune system to disease or infection, the immune system of a Rheumatoid Arthritis sufferer attacks the person’s healthy joints, causing pain, stiffness, and swelling in the joints, and a host of other symptoms. As the disease progresses, it causes difficulty in pursuing normal activities, even to the extent of interfering with walking, standing, getting dressed, personal grooming, and household chores. Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis is a crippling condition that often prevents people from working within five to ten years of diagnosis.
Unit 4222-229 Undertake agreed pressure area care (HSC 2024) 1.1 Pressure sores or decubitus ulcers are the result of a constant deficiency of blood to the tissues over a bony area such as a heel which may have been in contact with a bed or a splint over an extended period of time. The surface of the skin can ulcerate which may become infected. 1.2 Common pressure points on the body include the sacrum, hip bone areas, and the ankle and heel. Less common sites include the elbows, spine, ribs, and back of the head. Pressure sores may also result from friction caused by your skin rubbing against another surface, or when two layers of skin slide on each other, moving in opposite directions and causing damage to the underlying tissue.
Support Individuals with Multiple Conditions &/or disabilities Understand the impact of multiple conditions &/or disabilities on individuals 1.1 The law says that ‘disability’ means a physical or mental impairment, which has a substantial & long-term negative effect on your ability to carry out normal day-to-day activities. Physical disability is any condition that permanently prevents normal body movement &/or control. There are many different types of physical disabilities. Some of the main ones include: • Rheumatoid Arthritis – a chronic disease of joints that causes stiffness, swelling, weakness, loss of mobility, & leads to damage and eventual destruction of the joints. • Muscular Dystrophy – the muscle fibres in the body weaken over time.
Fernando’s kyphosis could be attributed to years of bad posture, or age related arthritis. Either would indicate deterioration in the intervertebral disks causing the vertebrae to become more compressed and tip forward. G. What effect does Fernando’s kyphosis have on the thoracic cage? Fernando’s kyphosis can cause compression within the thoracic cage, leading to shortness of breath. H. What are the components of the thoracic cage?
It begins to breakdown, leading to the formation of ulcers. 1.1.2 Identify pressure sites of the body the most common pressure site of the body are the heel,the skin over the buttocks, sacrum, ankles shoulders hips and other bony sites of the body 1.1.3 Identify factors whitch might migt put an individual at risk of a skin break down and pressure sores. the most common factors for pressue sores can be age, immobility, incontinence, malnutrition and dehydration, diseases and disorders such as confusion and or dementia that lesson mental awerness and may prevent a persson from feeling the discomfort of
MD causes the muscles in the body to become very weak over a progressive period of time. The muscles are usually broken down and replaced with fatty deposits. There are two common forms of MD which include Duchenne and Becker. Duchenne is however the most severe form of MD. Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) is caused by a defective gene for a protein called dystrophin.
(b) Common parts of the brain affected by Cerebral palsy. 1.7 CAUSES OF CEREBRAL PALSY The main cause of cerebral palsy is damage or late development of parietal lobe of the brain which controls the body movements. A child can be affected with CP during the fetal stage or shortly after birth. Major sections of the children are born with congenital cerebral palsy, in which the symptoms may not be detected until the disease is more effective. Acquired cerebral palsy is the condition where the child gets affected after the birth, injuries to the brain at the early stage of the life, infections like meningitis and encephalopathy, brain ischemia, injuries to head and even child abuse are some of the major causes.
The lower motor neuron degeneration disrupts nerve contact with the muscles and leads to deterioration or muscle atrophy. Early symptoms of ALS include trouble breathing, muscle weakness, and muscles spasms. Eventually a person affected by ALS will be unable to use their arms or legs, speak or swallow. When the