Physio_lifecare

                           ##Erb's Paralysis Also known as Erb -  Duchenne Palsy - Upper limb injury   - It is an arm injury - It occur, cause of brachial plexus injury - Mainly of C5 and C6 nerves Exactly we cannot say the arm will get paralysed Palsy means " weakness in the arm " as is affect "brachial plexus". - Mostly often during childbirth , as when the doctor doing delivery this condition occurs,  when the baby is not correctly pulled or stretched out.  At that time when a delivery of a baby is going on, it is difficult to predict or difficult to say how child's body is going to react to actual birth.  - There are different stages of erb's paralysis  >Neuropraxia, >Neuroma, >Rupture, >Aculsions Neuropraxia - Not tear the nerve but its most common stretch injury,  this injury can heal within in their time limit of 3 months.  -This s...

  ##FOREARM MUSCLES   WITH NERVE SUPPLY      --Flexors  (1) Superficial  Pronator Teres                           - Median nerve Flexor carpii radialis                  - Median nerve Palmaris longus                         - Median nerve    Flexor digitorum superficialis  - Median nerve Flexor carpii ulnaris                   - Ulnar nerve (2)Deep Flexor digitorum profundus (MEDIAL ½) - Ulnar nerve and (LATERAL ½) - AIN Flexor policis longus      - AIN Pronator Quadratus.       - AIN >AIN = Anterior Introcius Nerve (deep branch of median nerve)        --EXTENSORS (1)Superficial Anconeus                   ...

                      ##WALKING AIDS WHAT   IS WALKING...?? •Walking also known as “Ambulation”. •Manner or a way in which you move from one place to another.  •Walking includes lower limb.  •It is typally slower than running.  •Highest level of motor control skill.  REQUIREMENTS OF SUCCESSFUL WALKING AID •Support body mass, by lower extremities.  •Dynamic balance of the moving body.  •Production of locomotors rhythm.  PURPOSE •Improves their walking pattern.  •Maintain center of gravity , base of support or area of support.  •Decrease pain.  •Improve balance.  •Safety while mobilising independently.  They can also be a means of transferring weight from the upper limb to the ground. TYPES •Walkers •Canes or Walking sticks •Crutches SELECTION •Depends person to person.  •Stability of the patient.  •Strenght of th...

          #FROZEN SHOULDER Also k/a Adhesive   capsulitis • Condition that affects your shoulder joint. • Uncertain stiffness and  pain in the shoulder joint.  • Restriction in both active and passive shoulder motions. ~WHY IT IS ALSO K/A ADHESIVE CAPSULITIS ...?             Adhesive = that stick together             Capsulitis = capsule • Shoulder is made up of 3 bones that form a ball-and-socket joint. The humerus,  scapula and clavicle. There’s also tissue surrounding the shoulder joint that holds everything together. This is called the shoulder capsule. With frozen shoulder, the capsule becomes so thick and tight that it’s hard to move. Bands of scar tissue form and there’s less of a liquid called synovial fluid to keep the joint lubricated. These things limit motion even more. ~ SYMPTOMS It often progresses in three stages :  -- the freezing phase (painful) ...