Rickets treatment with Physiotherapy

Rickets treatment with Physiotherapy

Introduction:- 

Rickets treatment with Physiotherapy,  Rickets is a disease that mostly occurs in children.

It mostly occurs in 6 months to 3 yrs of children in which bone is soft and weak due to vitamin-D deficiency in the body.

Vitamin -D

is the most important role in our body it absorbs calcium and phosphate from the intestine when vitamin -D deficiency occurs body release hormone, to release calcium and phosphate in bones that bone so weak and soft.

Calcium and phosphate are most important to growing healthy bones and teeth.

Causes:-

It occurs in malnutrition

It occurs when vitamin -D deficiency in food

Not exposure to sunlight

It is also the genetic reason

Dark skin people are rick to rickets because dark skin does not absorb sunlight.

Symptoms –

Pain or tenderness is present when the physician lightly presses the bone

Due to bone weakness occur deformity – e.g knock knee, bow leg

Abnormal spine curvature

Forehead size increase

The appearance of breast bone and ribs

Wrist and ankle joints increase in size

Small growth/height does not increase

Bone fracture

Abnormal teeth formation

Muscles weakness and cramps is occurring

Diagnosis –

Physical examination:- 

  1. The physician performs the test and examines the bone shape and structure by lightly pressing the bone to check bone weakness and tenderness.

Blood test:-

To check the level of calcium and phosphate in the blood.

X-ray:- 

To check the calcium in the bone and the shape and alignment of the bone.

Biopsy:-

In rare cases remove the bone small part to analyze.
Treatment –

Diet:- 

Good and healthy diet, increase the intake of egg, milk, fish, cheese, etc.

Increase the exposure to sunlight

Medicine –

The doctor prescribed the vitamin D, calcium, and phosphate supplements

Use the braces to support the growing bones

Physiotherapy treatment:–

When deformity of the bone is corrected by exercise and muscle strengthening. e.g-knock knee, Bow leg, Spine curvature correct.

Rickets treatment with Physiotherapy

at  DNPR we have expert physiotherapists for Rickets treatment

We Provide Physiotherapists at home, 

Also, We have 7+ Physiotherapy centers in Delhi 

Call +91-9891878108 or Submit  your query 

Our centers are given below.

U.K Nursing Home- Vikaspuri

 

Jyoti Nursing Home-Vikaspuri

 

Mata Roop Rani Maggo Hospital-Uttam Nagar

 

Medi Max Health Care Vikas Nagar Delhi

 

Samar Hospital Dwarka, Goyla Dairy,Qutub Vihar, Delhi

 

INDUS VALLEY HOSPITAL- Najafgarh

 

Amarleela Hospital-Janakpuri

 

Raman Orthocare

 

Call us on +91-9891878108

 

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