Muscular Dystrophy - first signs

Resource type: Frequently Asked Questions  —  Date posted: January 27th, 2012   Number of views: 1474

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What are the first signs of Muscular Dystrophy?

• Around the age of 3 - 5 parents report general awkwardness and clumsiness, waddling walk, walking on toes, poor posture and protruding abdomen.
• In Foundation Stage / Key Stage 1 students have increasing difficulty getting up from the floor and may 'walk up' his lower limbs with his hands. This is known as Gowers sign.
• Weakness generally develops from the feet upwards to the front thigh muscles.

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