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What is the life expectancy in patients who suffer from myoNonic muscular dystrophy?
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Any treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients?
No, there is ABSOLUTELY no cure for DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) in my knowledge.
Can muscular dystrophy male patients perform sexually?
yes
What is the principal reason for physical activity being a treatment for patients with muscular dystrophy?
it reduces pain
What has the author Yoshihiro Kaiya written?
Yoshihiro Kaiya has written: 'Sakana ni nareta hi' -- subject(s): Berkeley University of California, Muscular dystrophy, Patients, Students
What alternative is there to tracheotomy?
Some patients with pre-existing neuromuscular disease (such as ALS or muscular dystrophy) can be sucessfully managed with emergency noninvasive ventilation via a face mask, rather than with tracheotomy
What has the author Tom Leitch written?
Tom Leitch has written: 'Shamrocks, trolls, angels and drunks' -- subject(s): Irish Americans, Patients, Alcoholics, Muscular dystrophy, Anecdotes, Parents of terminally ill children, Biography
What types of occpational therapy can assist patients with muscular dystrophy?
techniques and tools to compensate for the loss of strength and dexterity. Strategies may include modifications in the home, adaptive utensils and dressing aids, compensatory movements and positioning, wheelchair accessories
What kind of surgery is sometimes performed on patients with muscular dystrophy?
When contractures become more pronounced, tenotomy surgery may be performed. In this operation, the tendon of the contractured muscle is cut, and the limb is braced in its normal resting position while the tendon regrows
What conditions does Trager psychophysical integration therapy treat?
Psychophysical integration therapy has been helpful in relieving muscle discomfort in patients afflicted with polio, muscular dystrophy, Parkinson's disease, multiple sclerosis, post-stroke trauma, and psychiatric disturbances
Life expectancy for scoliosis patients?
Scoliosis will not affect your lifespan.
What is sudeck's atrophy?
Sudeck's atrophy is a radiographic term for spotty rarefaction seen in patients with reflex sympathetic dystrophy.
What is the average life expectancy for hairy cell leukemia patients?
near normal
