Inheritance Patterns

















Osteogenesis Imperfecta
(Brittle Bone Disease)









Cystic Fibrosis









Wernig-Hoffmann







Charcot-Marie-Tooth











Muscular Dystrophy



The various muscular dystrophies are characterized by the inheritance of abnormal genes that code for a number of proteins critical to normal muscle function.















Physical Therapy

Children with Down syndrome often participate in physical therapy to learn and improve gross motor skills, or large body movements. In infancy this might include:

Rolling

Crawling

Sitting

Standing

Walking


When children become toddlers and preschoolers, they continue to develop gross motor skills. These skills are important for participation at school, on the playground, and in physical education classes. They include: Walking

Running

Skipping

Hopping

Climbing stairs

Maintaining balance

Playing sports


The persistent hypotonia may result in hip disorders, spinal disorders, balance and equilibrium deficits, postural anomalies, deficits in muscle strength/control all of which may be addressed with physical therapy





—CHECKPOINT—



This is a good time to pause and assess your knowledge of key concepts. Below are links to a few learning activities that might assist your mastery of the material.

Completing some of the tasks may also earn you class participation credit! However, most importantly it will assist in your learning.

You should attempt to complete the assignments without using your text, notes, etc., as they are designed to test your knowledge—just like taking a test in class—but without the grade consequences.


Tasks include mock exams, games, clinical scenarios, and more. Click/tap on the activities and see how much you know!


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