Management of muscular dystrophy is either nonsurgical or surgical. Nonsurgical interventions may include:. Muscular dystrophy is a progressive condition that needs life-long management to prevent deformity and complications. Walking and sitting often becomes more difficult as the child grows. Usually by the age of 12, the child needs a wheelchair because the leg muscles are too weak to work. Heart or lung problems often occur by the late teenage years or into the early 20s.
The interdisciplinary health care team will work with your family to improve your child's functional outcomes and to provide support as you learn to care for your child's needs. The Muscular Dystrophy Association can be an important resource, both financially and emotionally, for parents of children with muscular dystrophy. The Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation treats and monitors infants, children and teens at all stages of inpatient and outpatient rehabilitative care.
Share your birthday with a child. Celebrate your life, and give a chance to someone who desperately wants to have as many as you. We care about your privacy. Read about your rights and how we protect your data. In this section More on this Topic. Dismiss Alert. Movement Disorders. Pediatric Muscular Dystrophies. What is muscular dystrophy? NINDS muscular dystrophy information page. National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
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Diagnosis and management of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, part 1: Diagnosis, and neuromuscular, rehabilitation, endocrine, and gastrointestinal and nutritional management. The Lancet Neurology. Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. Duchenne muscular dystrophy DMD.
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Lancet Neurology , 9 1 , 77— In muscular dystrophy, a gene change prevents the body from making the proteins needed to build and maintain healthy muscles. A genetic counselor can help parents understand how muscular dystrophy can run in families. But treatments can help people stay as active and independent as possible. Clinical trials are ongoing and new medicines are being developed to treat and possibly cure muscular dystrophy.
Treatment for muscular dystrophy depends on how old the child is, what kind of muscular dystrophy they have, and how severe it is. Treatment may include:.
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