Medical and Disabling Conditions in PA Flashcards
cerebral palsy
1. overview
2. impairments
- physical impairment; group fo chronic conditions caused by dmg to the dev brain during fetal dev, before, during, or shortly after birth that are not progressive but may have secondary conditions that can be progressive
- affects body movements and muscle coordination in various different forms; different types such as spastic (stiff muscles), dyskinetic (limited control over movement), ataxic (limied balance and coordination), or mixed
- monoplegia
- hemiplegia
- diplegia
- paraplegia
- triplegia
- quadiplegia
- single limb
- both limbs on one side
- symmetrical body parts; arms or legs
- both legs
- three limbs
- all limbs to similar deg
spina bifida
1. overview
2. impairments
- physical impairment; neural tube does not close fully causign incomplete dev of brain, sp cd, or coverings with permanent nerve dmg
- may resulsts in various degrees of paralysis in lower limbs, also assoc with lower intellectual functioning
muscular dystrophy
1. overview
2. impairments
- physical impairment; group of muscular disease due to gene mutation causing progressive weakness in skeletal muscles affecting any age
- limited balance, frequent falls, difficulty walking, waddling gait, calf pain, limited ROM and muscle contraction, respiratory difficulty
multiple sclerois
1. overview
2. causes
3. impairments
- physical impairment; progressive chronic disease attackign CNS, affects women more than men, any age but most often diagnosed between 20 and 40
- exact cause unknown but can have genetic suspectibilty, infecction, virus, or environmental factors, dmg in nerve covering caused by inflammation, nerve signals slow down or stop; mild causes numbness in limbs and severe causes paralysis or loss of vision
- specific symptoms unpredictable, mental and phys fatigue, mood changes, and affects cog function
SCI
1. overview
2. causes
3. impairments
- physical impairment
- traumatic inj to sp cd
- symptoms depend on affect area of sp cd and nerve roots
ampuation
physical impairment; missing (part of) limb, can be congenital or acquired due trauma, tumors, infections, etc; many use prosthetics
community perspective on considerations for people experiencing physical impairment
- offer assistance and only help with consent
- converse at eye level
- respect wheelchair part of person and their personal space
- be considerate about weather conditions, extra travel time, and break periods as needed
- reduce environmental barriers for accessibilty
- provide safe challenges in PA for dev
legally blind
- visual acuity (precision or clearness) of 20/200 or less
- visual field (degree) of less than an angle of 20 degrees
low vision
visual aquity between 20/70 and 20/200
light perceptions v. light projections
- perception: perceive light but not the direction of the light source
- projection: perceive light and the direction of the light source
seeing impairment
sensory impairment; most peopel with visual impairments have some vision, only 5% legally blind people have no vision or light perceptioon; can have blindisms/restricted repetitive behaviours (body movement, unknown cause)
community perspective on considerations for people experiencing seeing impairment
- Involve all senses in communication and activity
- Consult with them for appropriate type and amount of lighting
- Placing information on audiorecording and braille, high contrast display, and enlarged lettering
- Demonstrate physical tasks
- use arm to guide them
- Clear pathways and activity areas
- Announce when approaching, leaving and approaching obstacle
- Do not touch, speak to, or feed service animal
teaching strat for people experiencing seeing impairment
- hand over hand teaching: ask for consent to guide student’s hand with yours
- model use: use benable model of the body as tactile guide through movement
hearing impairment
1. overview
2. hearing loss near birth
- sensory impairment; no legal def, most common medical condition in Canada (10%), profound hearing loss 90 dB makes up small percentage, HoH 25-90 dB
- hearing loss at or shortly after birth often results in delyaed hanguage dev and difficulty with conceptual thinking, can have difficulty balancing