Athetoid cerebral palsy
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Athetoid cerebral palsy | Dyskinetic cerebral palsy

What is Athetoid/Dyskinetic cerebral palsy? Athetoid cerebral palsy also called dyskinetic cerebral palsy, this is the second most common type. Intelligence is usually normal, yet muscle problems affect the whole body. Fragile or tight muscle tone causes random and uncontrolled body movements. The child will have difficulties walking, sitting, maintaining posture, and speaking clearly because…

Tennis Elbow Pain
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Tennis Elbow (Lateral epicondylitis)

What is Tennis Elbow? Tennis elbow, commonly known as Lateral epicondylitis, is swelling of the tendons that bend your wrist backward away from your palm.The tendon most likely involved in the elbow is called the extensor carpi radialis brevis. It is usually seen in both men and women between the ages of 30 to 50…

Ataxic Cerebral palsy
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Ataxic Cerebral palsy

What is Ataxic cerebral palsy? Ataxic cerebral palsy is one of three major types of cerebral palsy and is also the rarest. It causes a lack of coordination and balance and also affects depth perception. Treatments for ataxic cerebral palsy involve therapy and medication. Ataxic cerebral palsy is an infrequent type of cerebral palsy affecting…

Erb's Palsy
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Erb’s palsy

What is Erb’s palsy? Erb’s palsy also known as Erb’s Duchenne palsy is a paralysis of the arm(Upper Limb). This injury occurs mainly due to injury to the upper group of the arm’s main nerves, The lesion is usually at the junction of the C5 and C6 roots (Erb’s point). These Nerve Root form part…

Arm muscle pain

Arm muscle pain :

This arm muscle pain is defined as the discomfort & pain experienced anywhere throughout the arm.Sometimes this pain includes to wrist, elbow & shoulder joints.This arm muscle pain occurs due to a variety of causes.The most common causes of the arm muscles are injury or overuse.Depending on the cause of the arm this pain starts…

Spastic cerebral palsy
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Spastic cerebral palsy

Definition of Cerebral palsy (CP): Cerebral palsy is a chronic disability of central nervous system origin characterized by abnormal control of the movement of posture, appearing early in life and not the result of progressive neurological disease. TOPOGRAPHIC CLASSIFICATION OF CEREBRAL PALSY: MONOPLEGIA: Paralysis of 1 limb involvement. HEMIPLEGIA: Upper Motor Neuron Lesion (UMNL) of…