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By Jenny M,  Jenny B, Paige and Samantha

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Question: Why is it important to correct foot instability with children with DMD? 

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Question: Why is it important to correct foot instability with children with DMD? 

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Answer: Contracture in weight-bearing joins can interfere with balance impede   walking.

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Question: Can tests be done to find out if the mother or sister of a boy with DMD is a carrier of the disorder?

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Question: Can tests be done to find out if the mother or sister of a boy with DMD is a carrier of the disorder?

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Answer: Yes DNA testing can be done.

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Question: What are the chances of the mother without a family history of DMD having a son with the disorder.

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Question: What are the chances of the mother without a family history of DMD having a son with the disorder.

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Its approximately 1 in 12,000

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No, its a genetic disorder.

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Answer: It is inherited in an x-linked recessive gene

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Answer: Aggressive management of dilated cardiomyopathy with anti-congestive medications. Assisted devises for respiratory complications especially at night. The medication is called prednisone which is a steroid.

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Duchenne muscular dystrophy  is diagnose in several ways. A clinical diagnosis may be made when a boy has progressive symmetrical muscle weakness. The genetic testing is a blood sample for changes in the DMD gene without preforming a muscle biopsy.

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The symptoms usually appear before the age of six or as early at infancy. Weakness in the legs and pelvic muscles, loss of muscle mass because of this they have a wadding gate and difficulty in climbing stairs.

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Question: What should be expected of the child with DMD?

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Question: What should be expected of the child with DMD?

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Answer: That he live as productively and as normally as possible while realistically recognising the specific limitations imposed by the condition. Honest expectations must be set for these children, as for anyone with a disabling condition. At the same time, one should avoid over-protection, allowing the child to accomplish tasks by his own efforts. Over-protection, rather than helping, leads inevitably to isolation and dependence.

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Question: What are some of the later clinical signs of weakness in DMD?

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Question: What are some of the later clinical signs of weakness in DMD?

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Answer: difficulty in rising from a chair, difficulty climbing stairs and a wide gait with difficulty in balance.

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Question: What are the first clinical signs of DMD?

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Question: What are the first clinical signs of DMD?

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Answer:  The first signs of weakness usually are delayed onset of walking, difficulty in performing a standing jump, a waddling gait and difficulty in rising from the floor.

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Answer: Is a severe form of muscular dystrophy caused by a genetic defect and usually affecting boys.