1. Physically Disabling Conditions Part II

2. MD Md’s = genetic, progressive muscle wasting and weakness disorders. Characteristics –Tire quickly –Lose fine motor control –Progressive weakness –postural changes

3. Types of MD Duchenne –X-linked –Affects pelvic girdle followed by shoulder girdle –Most serious of MD’s

4. SYMPTOMS

5. Becker MD X-linked Less severe Imitates Duchenne – progress is slower Wheelchairs in 20’s

6. Amputations Acquired Congenital

7. Prosthetic devices –Cost of devices –Need for new prosthetics every 18 months ( could you wear the same pair of shoes everyday for years on end?) Insurance – the haves versus the have nots Jordan Thomas –http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/living/2009/08/27/cnnh eroes.jordan.thomas.cnnhttp

8. Dwarfism Achondroplasia – most common type –1 in 26,000 a)Proportionate – body parts are in proportion, but short in height -Deficiency in pituitary gland

9. b) Disproportionate – - Short arms, short legs, normal torso, large head -Faulty gene = failure of bone to fullydevelop

10. Friedreich’s Ataxia Neurological disorder Damages peripheral nerves, cerebellum, heart

11. Multiple Sclerosis

12. Spinal Cord Injuries

13. Congenital & Acquired Paralysis Spina Bifida

14. Types of SB Meningomyelocele (MM) Meningocele – spinal cord covering out Occulta Non-progressive No cure

15. Hydrocephalus Shunts Bladder-bowel control

16. Obesity Skin lesions Role models – –Jean Driscoll –Boston Marathon winner – Spina Bifida –Champaign-Urbana

17. Acquired Spinal Cord Ijuries: traumatic or non-traumatic –Sudden blow to spine –Arthritis, cancer, infections, disk degeneration

18. Types Paraplegia Quadriplegia (aka) Tetraplegia

19. Facts Males = 80 % of SCI ( Mayo Clinic, 2006) Incidence Sex Age

20. Etiology Crashes = 47.5% Falls = 22.9% Violence = 13.8% Sports = 8.9%

21. Costs Paraplegic: 1 st year = $ 260,000 –Each subsequent year - $26,000 Low Tetra (C5-C8) = $459,000 –Each subsequent year - $52,000 High Tetra(C1-C4) = $ 710,000 –Each subsequent year = $127,000

22. Leading cause of death – renal failure

23. Physical Education Brockport Physical Fitness test Wheelchair softball –http://www.wheelchairsoftball.org/classificatio n.htm –http://www.wheelchairsoftball.org/#http://www.wheelchairsoftball.org/# –http://www.wheelchairsoftball.org/rules.htm

24. Wheelchair basketball Wheelchair rugby

25. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial s/spinalcordinjury/htm/index.htmhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorial s/spinalcordinjury/htm/index.htm http://www.disability.uiuc.edu/athletics/ http://www.murderballmovie.com/ http://www.unitedspinal.org/spinal-cord- disability-links/accessible-wheelchair- sports-recreation-travel/http://www.unitedspinal.org/spinal-cord- disability-links/accessible-wheelchair- sports-recreation-travel/

26. http://www.pvamagazines.com/sns/