Maryslessor Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation center

29/10/2022

🥁🥁📢 IT IS WORLD STROKE DAY 🔊🎺 🥁

When somebody has a stroke, every second that goes by is crucial. As brain tissue and millions of neurons begin to fade away, time could not be more precious. Our campaign aims to raise awareness of stroke signs and the benefits of timely access to emergency medical care.

When it comes to Stroke: BE FAST!

08/09/2022

CEREBRAL PALSY|SPASTIC TYPE|:

Spastic cerebral palsy is the most common form of CP, representing at least 70% of diagnoses.

Cerebral palsy is a group of disorders primarily affecting muscle coordination, balance and voluntary movement. The neurological condition typically appears in infancy or early childhood, resulting from irregular development or damage to the part of the brain responsible for mobility. Although a formal diagnosis may be delayed by months or years, most cerebral palsy patients are born with the disorder.

Spastic Cerebral Palsy Overview:
Spastic cerebral palsy occurs when a damaged part of the brain sends the wrong neurological messages, impeding normal development of motor functions.
Muscle stiffness and tightness are primary symptoms of spastic cerebral palsy, resulting in jerky movements and exaggerated reflexes.
Other symptoms are highly individualized, impacting each patient in unique ways. For example, it is thought approximately one-third of individuals affected by the disease experience seizures.

Among children afflicted with the spastic type of CP, muscle tightness and poor coordination during deliberate movements are consistent, dominant symptoms; compared to ataxic and athetoid cerebral palsy, which may display a slightly different set of principal indications. The spasticity associated with CP can affect any muscle group, but certain patterns are seen across those with the disorder.

As is the case with other forms of CP, those with the spastic type are susceptible to co-occurring conditions, which can impact vision, hearing, swallowing, as well as bladder and bowel functions and other physical systems.
Difficulty reasoning and slow development are also seen in some babies and young people diagnosed with CP.
Children diagnosed with cerebral palsy commonly experience involuntary and unpredictable movements, and individuals with severe cases may not be able to walk.

Types of Spastic Cerebral Palsy

SPASTIC QUADRIPLEGIA
Spastic quadriplegia is a specific type of spastic cerebral palsy that refers to difficulty in controlling movements in the arms and the legs. Those who experience this form of Cerebral Palsy will not have paralysis of the muscles, but rather jerking motions that come from stiffness within all four limbs. Just like general CP, children will display symptoms early on in life, and the movements will hinder normal development.
Spastic quadriplegia will normally affect the whole body, even though the name refers to the four limbs on the body. The facial muscles and the core of the body are unable to perform their normal functions due to the intense amount of muscle tightness and strain.
Typically you’ll see symptoms anywhere from three months to two years old. Infants may be unable to control their head or make scissor-like motions with their legs, where their legs come together then cross at the knee. They will be unable to stand or crawl by 12 months, and they’ll have trouble stretching or moving. Their muscles may contract and relax quickly, or there may be general tautness in the muscles that leads to structural damage in the core of the body. It can make it difficult to sit up or control bladder or bowel function.

SPASTIC DIPLEGIA
This form of Cerebral Palsy affects the lower portion of the body. Known as diplegia, this will affect two of the limbs (the legs) rather than the whole body. About one in five children with CP have spastic diplegia, which is also known as Little’s Disease, named after the doctor who first wrote about this form of Cerebral Palsy. It is less severe in nature than spastic quadriplegia.
Children with this form will show signs and symptoms within the first few years, and will display many of the same sc******ng or contracting symptoms that a child with quadriplegia will exhibit.

SPASTIC HEMIPLEGIA
Typically, the upper extremity is much more affected than the lower extremity with this form of Spastic Cerebral Palsy. This form impairs the ability of the brain to send proper nerve signals to the patients muscles. Spastic hemiplegia is a rather common form of Cerebral Palsy.

This article is an eye opener to you who have read it.

Drop all bad perceptions you hold about these children living with cerebral palsy.

They are not in anyway possessed or evil as many claim they are.

The problem is neurological, which has clinically explainable etiological background.

Your child have every possibility of gaining control over his or her balance, and mobility through the intervention of a Physiotherapist

Early intervention matters.

At Maryslessor Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation centre, we have affordable and flexible therapy sessions with wholistic approach for better outcome.
For appointment call us on ;

09034026781

08/09/2022

Celebrating 🥳💃🎁 the World Physiotherapy Day💃🎶 🎸

We join the rest of our colleagues, Physiotherapists, around the Globe to celebrate and recognize ourselves for the tremendous work we're doing.

Today, let us throw caution to the wind cautiously 😁 drink lots of water and make merry, herald the gospel of the profession - for today is all about us and our arthritic partners (patients) as we manage them to an optimized and functional quality life.

Gift a Physiotherapist a present today 🎁
Hug a Physiotherapist today 🤗
Slide some money into a Physiotherapist's pocket today 💵 😁
More importantly, tell one or two people about Physiotherapy today.

Cheers 🥂🍾to many more celebrations 🎉

08/09/2022

Happy World Physiotherapy Day 🥳🍾🎁💃🥰

I have seen disciplines
I have seen professions
But here is a profession with discipline.
Aiming at giving hope and joy to mankind.

Giving strength to weak muscles,
And functions to abandoned nerves.
Teaching broken bones to walk again,
Through hands that are gifted and skilled.

I see a people that look beyond barriers,
Beyond race, beyond class, beyond mindset.
All in a bid to restore health and preserve life,
I see Physiotherapists!

So today we join the rest of the world to celebrate 🎉🎉 🥳
World Physiotherapy Day!

Poetherapist: Ewute Emilia

31/08/2022

When you incorporate stretching in your everyday lifestyle, it has benefits you can not say no to.
✋🏽🚫

It also does not require much. 🧘
It can be your usual activities, bending and flexing every now and then.

After all, your fitness is everything so do what it takes to keep the body healthy. ♥️

26/08/2022

EDUCATION ON GOOD POSTURE:AN AREA OF EMPHASIS IN BACK PAIN

What is posture?

Posture can be defined as the nature of your body in sitting, lying, or standing. It can be defined also as the nature of your body parts in erect of low lying positions. i.e, whether standing or sitting.

A good posture can be defined as a position where all the body parts are in the right position, just as they are supposed to be anatomically.

It is a position when no stress is put on a body part whether in a static position or in a dynamic state, or whether sitting or lying, standing or running, or walking. The normal structure of a specific part of the body does not deviate or change.

A bad posture occurs when the normal structure of a specific body part changes and the part is put under tension or stress, most likely, to cause awkward changes that can be debilitating to the individual.

Bad posture is one of the main causes of low back pain, which is on the rise day in day out.

Bad postures makes our spine changes from its natural structure to a more stressful position.Mostly, many people assume bad postures in sitting, standing, lying, and even lifting.

If we assume bad postures in any of these positions, the resultant effect will be pain, and the part to exhibit this symptom will be the part where most of the stress is focused more in the course of the assumption of that bad postures.
Bad posture may account for strains, sprains, spinal deformities such as scoliosis, lordosis, Kyphosis, sway back, flat back and more. It can also speed up
the rate at which intervertebral disc degenerates.

All these changes can remain the main cause of musculoskeletal pains, which low back pain is not exceptional. It gives us an idea on why there is the need to screen patient to know how best they know about posture as part of your management of musculoskeletal pain.

Below are images showing good and bad postures in different positions and activities.

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22/08/2022

𝗜𝗳 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱, can cause:
👁️ blindness
❗️kidney failure
🫀 heart attack
🧠 stroke
🦵 lower limb amputation

Access to early diagnosis and treatment is key to preventing such complications.

08/08/2022

06/08/2022

Parkinson’s disease is a neurological movement disorder. Common symptoms include tremor, slowness of movement, stiff muscles, unsteady walk and balance and coordination problems.

Diagnosing Parkinson’s disease is sometimes difficult, since early symptoms can mimic other disorders and there are no specific blood or other laboratory tests to diagnose the disease. Imaging tests, such as CT (computed tomography) or MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) scans, may be used to rule out other disorders that cause similar symptoms.

There is no cure for Parkinson’s disease. However, medications(levodopa, dopamine agonist) and other treatments can help relieve some of your symptoms.

Exercise can help your Parkinson’s symptoms significantly. In addition, physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech-language therapy can help with walking and balance problems, eating and swallowing challenges and speech problems. Surgery is an option for some patients.

Maryslessor Physiotherapy cares!

03/08/2022

Shoulder and neck pain in office workers

Office workers spend many hours sitting stationary at their desk on computers. When sitting for prolonged periods its common to slouch and adopt and a poke forward neck position. This increases compression through the joints in the neck, and causes an overload of the neck muscles lying at the back.
At Maryslessor Physiotherapy clinic, we can help!

29/07/2022

Not sure if you have flat feet? Wet the bottom of your foot and walk on a newspaper or flattened grocery bag. If the imprint is like the one on the left, you have a good arch. More like the two on the right? You have flat feet. Don't worry if you do.
At Maryslessor Physiotherapy and Rehabilitation centre, we can help.
Give us a call!

27/07/2022

DEVELOPMENTAL DISPLASIA OF THE HIP

Developmental displasia of the hip, often shortened as DDH, is a condition where the hip joint, ball and socket joint , doesn’t form properly in babies and young children.

It is also referred to as congenital hip displasia or dislocation of the hip. In this condition, the acetabulum of the hip is too shallow to receive the head of the thigh bone, the femoral head, making it unable to tightly fixed in the socket.

As a result, it makes the hip loose and sometimes the femoral head may come out of the socket completely causing hip dislocation. Congenital hip displasia can affect both hips, but often it is more common in the left hip and mostly diagnosed in girls who are firstborn.

When the condition is left untreated, movement around becomes a major problem. For instance, the victim will experience pain to movement and will limp. It may also result to osteoarthritis of the hip and the back

With early diagnosis and treatment, the child is less likely to need surgery and more likely to develop normally.

It is important your medical practitioner examines your babies hips after 72 hours of being born. This is by moving both hips, and if the babies feels discomfort of feels pain in the course, then it calls for further examination procedures.

An ultrasound will be taken on your baby between 4-6weeks if your doctor, midwife or nurse thinks your baby’s hip is unstable or your baby feels discomfort to moving them.

The ultrasound may also be needed when your baby is about 4 to 6 weeks old if;

1. There have been childhood hip problems in the family in brothers, sisters, parents or previous babies
2. There was breech presentation of your baby when in utero, and which happened in the last month of pregnancy, 36 weeks
3. Your baby was born in breech position after 28 weeks of gestation
4. You give birth to twins and 1 of your previous children has this hip problem, both twins must take an ultrasound after they are 4 to 6 weeks old
5. Your baby’s hip May look normal, so taking the ultrasound will make you very sure.

According to the American Family Physician, one out of 1,000 infants are born with congenital hip dislocation

The cause of CHD is unknown in many cases. Contributing factors include low levels of amniotic fluid in the womb( oligohydramios), breech presentation, which occurs when your baby is born hips first, and a family history of the condition. Confinement in the uterus may also cause CHD or contribute to it. This is why your baby is more likely to have this condition if you’re pregnant for the first time. Your uterus hasn’t been previously stretched.

AT RISK BABIES:
CHD is more common in girls than in boys. But any infant can have the condition. This is why your child’s doctor will routinely check your newborn for signs of hip dislocation. They’ll also continue to examine your child’s hips at well-baby checkups during their first year of life.

SYMPTOMS
There may be no symptoms of CHD, which is why your child’s doctor and nurse will routinely test for the condition. If your child has symptoms, they may include:
•legs that turn outward or appear to differ in length
•limited range of motion
•folds on their legs and buttocks that are uneven when their legs extend
•delayed gross motor development, which affects how your child sits, crawls, and walks

There is another quick way your doctor, physical therapist or your midwife can help screen for congenital hip dislocation. This is by using the Barlow or the Ortolani tests.

15/07/2022

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11/07/2022

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09/07/2022

01/07/2022

Osteoporosis is one of the inevitable diseases for all of us

Sooner or later our bones will become brittle and break more easily.

Osteoporosis affects all bones of the skeleton - there is a marked decrease in bone mass.

This disease manifests itself at the age over 60 (which is when osteoporosis is usually diagnosed). Osteoporosis has severe consequences for patients: chronic pain and prolonged bed rest due to bone fractures.

Bone mass peaks around the age of 30. Therefore, after the age of thirty it is necessary to maintain muscle tone and stimulate bone regeneration with strength exercises.

Physiotherapy cares!

10/06/2022

PT Management of Knee OA based On EBP

● Primary goals of physical therapy are improved pain, function, and joint stability.
- Patients should receive individualized therapeutic exercise programs, with primary components including (Strong recommendation):
⚬ strengthening exercise.
⚬ low-impact aerobic exercise.
⚬ neuromuscular reeducation.
⚬ adjunctive range of motion and stretching exercises.
- Prescribe land-based or aquatic-based therapy according to patient ability level/tolerance, preference, and local facility availability (Strong recommendation).

- Consider adjunctive rehabilitation components, including:

⚬ physical modalities such as ice or heat therapy, therapeutic ultrasound, or electrical stimulation such as transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) or neuromuscular electrical stimulation (EMS)
⚬ manual therapy (Weak recommendation).
⚬ nonelastic therapeutic knee taping (also called Leukotaping, McConnell taping, and patellar taping) (in patients with patellofemoral OA) (Weak recommendation).
⚬ valgus knee braces (in patients with medial knee OA).