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Bell's palsy

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 Bell's palsy, also known as idiopathic facial palsy, is a form of temporary facial paralysis or weakness on one side of the face.  It results from dysfunction of cranial nerve VII (facial nerve) which directs the muscles on one side of the face, including those that control eye blinking and closing and facial expressions such as smiling.   SYMPTOMS drooling difficulty eating and drinking an inability to make facial expressions, such as smiling or frowning facial weakness muscle twitches in the face dry eye and mouth headache sensitivity to sound DIAGNOSIS Physical examination CT scan MRI TREATMENT ◆MEDICATION corticosteroid drugs, which reduce inflammation antiviral or antibacterial medication, which may be prescribed if a virus or bacteria caused your Bell’s palsy. .eye drop ◆HOME TREATMENT an eye patch (for your dry eye) a warm, moist towel over your face to relieve pain facial massage physical therapy exercises to stimulate your facial muscles

PT in Cerebral palsy

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 ๐Ÿ”ถHow Physiotherapy Can Help In Cerebral Palsy?๐Ÿ”ถ ◾Introduction ▪️Cerebral palsy (CP) is one of the most common developmental disabilities. ▪️ CP is a bracket term given for a set of neurological disorders characterized by disorders of movement and posture causing activity limitation attributed to a static disturbance in the developing brain, often accompanied by associated impairments and secondary health conditions.   ๐Ÿ”˜Physiotherapy in CP ๐Ÿ”˜ Physiotherapy focuses on function, movement, and optimal use of the child's potential and uses physical approaches to promote, maintain and restore physical, psychological and social well-being within all environments of the child including home, school, recreation, and community environments. ♦️Therapeutic Intervention♦️ 1️⃣Passive Stretching It is a manual application for spastic muscles to relieve soft tissue tightness. Manual stretching may increase range of movements, reduce spasticity, or improve walking efficiency in children wi...

VARICOSE VEINS

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 Varicose veins. ๐Ÿ”ต What are varicose veins? ๐Ÿ”น Varicose veins, also known as varicoses or varicosities, occur when your veins become enlarged, dilated, and overfilled with blood. Varicose veins typically appear swollen and raised, and have a bluish-purple or red color. They are often painful. ๐Ÿ”น The condition is very common, especially in women. Around 25 percent of all adults have varicose veins. In most cases, varicose veins appear on the lower legs.   ๐Ÿ”ต Causes of varicose veins. ๐Ÿ”ธ Varicose veins occur when veins aren’t functioning properly. Veins have one-way valves that prevent blood from flowing backward. When these valves fail, blood begins to collect in the veins rather than continuing toward your heart. The veins then enlarge.  ๐Ÿ”ธ Varicose veins often affect the legs. The veins there are the farthest from your heart, and gravity makes it harder for the blood to flow upward.   ๐Ÿ”ต Risk factors. These factors increase your risk of developing varicose veins: ...

ROTATOR CUFF ANATOMY

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 ๐Ÿ’ฅ SHOULDER JOINT SERIES ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐Ÿ‘‰ROTATOR CUFF ANATOMY ๐Ÿ”ท ROTATOR CUFF is made up of muscles and tendons that keep the ball (head) of upper-arm bone (humerus) in shoulder socket. It also helps raise and rotate the arm. Each one of these muscles is PART of the rotator cuff and plays an IMPORTANT ROLE: SUPRASPINATUS: This holds humerus in place and keeps the upper arm stable. And helps lift the arm. INFRASPINATUS: This is the main muscle that lets ROTATION and EXTEND shoulder. TERES MINOR: This is the smallest rotator cuff muscle. Its main job is to assist with rotation of the arm away from the body. SUBSCAPULARIS: This holds upper arm bone to the shoulder blade and helps to rotate arm, hold it straight out and lower it. ROTATOR CUFF is a big part of SHOULDER JOINT. It PROTECTS the joint and let the arms move over head. It’s especially important in SPORTS like baseball, swimming, or tennis.

ROTATOR CUFF TEAR

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 ๐Ÿ’ฅ SHOULDER JOINT SERIES ๐Ÿ’ฅ ๐Ÿ‘‰ ROTATOR CUFF TEAR : A ROTATOR CUFF TEAR is a RIP in the group of four muscles and tendons that stabilizes shoulder joint that lift and rotate arms.  ➡️It’s also called a COMPLETE TEAR or a FULL-THICKNESS TEAR. ๐Ÿ”ทThere are TWO KINDS of rotator cuff tears.  ๐Ÿ‘‰A PARTIAL TEAR is when one of the muscles that form the rotator cuff is frayed or damaged. ๐Ÿ‘‰ A COMPLETE TEAR is that one that goes all the way through the tendon or pulls the tendon off the bone. ๐Ÿ”˜ SYMPTOMS: ◽It can’t always feel a torn rotator cuff. But in some cases, it might: ◽Have trouble raising arm. ◽Feel pain when move effected arm in certain ways or lie on it. ◽Have weakness in the shoulder. ◽Be unable to lift things normally do Hear clicking or popping while moving arm. ๐Ÿ”˜ CAUSES and RISK FACTORS: ROTATOR CUFF TEAR Happens in two ways: ▪️Shoulder injury or  ▪️ Wearing down tendons over time. (DEGENERATIVE TEAR) ◽OCCUPATIONAL: e.g house painters and construction workers ◽L...