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Encyclopedia of Special Education : A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional IndividualsCharcot‐Marie‐Tooth Disease

Encyclopedia of Special Education : A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and... and surgery are some treatment options. Physical therapy focuses on heel cord stretching exercises to prevent the Achilles tendon from shortening. Braces and shoe inserts Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a genetically het- help maintain proper foot and leg alignment and can erogeneous group of neuromuscular disorders character- hold the foot at a 90-degree angle in order to help keep ized by slow progressive atrophy; wasting and weakness toes from dragging when walking. If the entire lower leg is of the distal limb muscles; sensory loss in the feet, lower affected, braces that extend above the knee are used to give legs, and hands; skeletal deformities (i.e., pes cavus); adequate support. When foot deformity is severe, surgery and reduced tendon reflexes (Tabaraud et al., 1999). The is used. Surgery is also an option for correcting scoliosis of disease was named after three physicians who simultane- the spine. Occupational therapy, like vocational therapy, ously commented on the characteristics in 1886, Howard Henry Tooth of England and Jean Martin Charcot and may be appropriate for some individuals to maximize Pierre Marie from France. Individuals with CMT have independent functioning. difficulty walking and often fall and sprain their ankles. Educational considerations for children http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png

Encyclopedia of Special Education : A Reference for the Education of Children, Adolescents, and Adults with Disabilities and Other Exceptional IndividualsCharcot‐Marie‐Tooth Disease

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John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
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9781118660584
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and surgery are some treatment options. Physical therapy focuses on heel cord stretching exercises to prevent the Achilles tendon from shortening. Braces and shoe inserts Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is a genetically het- help maintain proper foot and leg alignment and can erogeneous group of neuromuscular disorders character- hold the foot at a 90-degree angle in order to help keep ized by slow progressive atrophy; wasting and weakness toes from dragging when walking. If the entire lower leg is of the distal limb muscles; sensory loss in the feet, lower affected, braces that extend above the knee are used to give legs, and hands; skeletal deformities (i.e., pes cavus); adequate support. When foot deformity is severe, surgery and reduced tendon reflexes (Tabaraud et al., 1999). The is used. Surgery is also an option for correcting scoliosis of disease was named after three physicians who simultane- the spine. Occupational therapy, like vocational therapy, ously commented on the characteristics in 1886, Howard Henry Tooth of England and Jean Martin Charcot and may be appropriate for some individuals to maximize Pierre Marie from France. Individuals with CMT have independent functioning. difficulty walking and often fall and sprain their ankles. Educational considerations for children

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