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Muscular dystrophy is a condition that weakens the muscles of the body that help it move. People who are afflicted with MD have flawed genetic information, restricting the body from producing the dystrophin, the needed for a healthy muscular system. Over time, the patient’s body is debilitated to a degree that it loses the ability to accomplish simple tasks like walking or even sitting up straight. Among the more common types of MD include:
- Duchenne muscular dystrophy
- Becker muscular dystrophy
- Limb-girdle dystrophy
- Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
- Myotonic muscular dystrophy
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Physiatrists such as Dr. Mary Kneiser have determined that muscular pathology or dystrophy is a gender-locked disease, meaning that people who are most likely to develop the illness are males. Many females, though carrying the genetic abnormality, remain unaffected, and are unlikely to develop the disease. Their children, however, may develop the disease. Females who carry the genetic defect have a 50 percent chance of passing the disease to their offspring.
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Though there is no cure for MD, specialists such as Dr. Kneiser recommend several modes of prognosis aimed at keeping the patient independent of machine aids and to prevent any complications that may arise from the patient’s weakening muscles. Among these treatments are:
- Assisted ventilation
- Medications
- Physical therapy
- Nutritional changes and supplementing
- Occupational therapy
- Corrective surgery
Mary Kneiser conducts her practice at Ability Assessments, PC. For more information, visit www.abilityassessments.com.
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