Muscular Dystrophy is a debilitating disease that literally saps the strength from the victim’s muscles as it progresses. These are actually a group of inherited disorders that may occur in childhood or during one’s adult life and can be emotionally crippling in the long run. This condition also has the unfortunate habit of worsening as a person matures in age and can include a number of different conditions such as:
The symptoms associated with this condition vary according to the types given above though. Either all the muscles will be affected or only a specific group of them will be according to the types of muscular dystrophy. These can affect adults but more severe cases are found in children. The latter can suffer from:
- Late development of muscle motor skills.
- Loss of strength in muscles as an adult.
- Reduced muscle size.
- Problems walking.
These last issues are the ones that usually prove to be the most physically debilitating for the victim. Forget trying to walk, most can’t even take care of themselves properly. A home hospital bed, such as those provided by Transfer Master, can help take some the brunt of the burden from those impacted by MD. A home hospital bed provides a level of mobility normal beds cannot. The bed also provides patient families with peace of mind since it allows the patient a level of comfort and ease normal beds do not.
These hospital beds can have a variety of features, including a convenient wheeling system that allows the whole bed to be moved about without a problem. This provides a change of scenery/environment for the patient, a fact that is crucial for their emotional development. Keeping patients cooped up in one room can only make both patient and relative/loved one uncomfortable and irritated after all. They need to be moved about so that they don’t feel left out.
The adjustable bars that come with hospital beds are strong safety features – ensuring that the patient is not in any danger of falling off. The bars can also be useful in assisting with exercise and physical therapy routines.
Caretakers understand that another challenge sometimes arises in trying to assist those with MD with eating. In extreme cases, some patients lose the ability to move their facial muscles. This can be somewhat rectified by hospital beds since most of them come with adjustable backs that can be raised and lowered according to the patient’s requirements.
If you have a loved one with Muscular Dystrophy, we encourage you to research home hospital bed options and determine which is the most comfortable and best fit for your situation.
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