Progressive muscle weakness

Many people may not have heard of the name of this disease because it is not common in life. Although this disease is uncommon, it is very harmful. Once it occurs, it will cause the body's immune system to be damaged, which can cause other viruses to invade the patient's body, adding more burden to the patient's body. If you want to learn more about this disease, read on.

In fact, there are many obvious symptoms of progressive muscular dystrophy. Because progressive muscular dystrophy can cause a series of problems in the body's internal environment, the patient's limbs will become hypertrophic, and you should pay attention to it at this time.

1. The cause of progressive muscular weakness: There is an antibody in the body that normal people should not have. This antibody destroys a special structure on the muscle, which is called "acetylcholine receptor", making it impossible for the muscle to accept the command of the nerves and move smoothly.

2. Progressive myasthenia symptoms: 1. Drooping eyelids 2. Double vision 3. Lip slurring, slurred speech or hoarse voice 4. Inability to chew or swallow food 5. Combing hair, shaving, climbing stairs, walking may be possible at first, but cannot be repeated a few times 6. Even inability to spit out phlegm or difficulty breathing

Treatment of progressive myasthenia: treatment with anticholinergic lipids; treatment with steroids, immunosuppressive therapy; thymectomy; plasma exchange; other adjuvant treatments. These different treatments are combined according to the patient's condition.

3. For progressive muscular weakness, maintaining a happy mood, eliminating negative mental damage such as pessimism, fear, depression, and impatience, and building confidence in victory, strong will and optimistic emotions are crucial to improving efficacy and promoting recovery. The following methods can be adopted for specific psychological care.

1. The method of controlling emotions with emotions: It refers to the method in which doctors use words, actions, and things as means to stimulate certain emotional changes in patients in order to control their pathological emotions and promote physical and mental recovery. For example, for patients with impotence who look depressed and gloomy, the method of smiling and regulating is quite suitable. You can tell stories, jokes, listen to crosstalk, watch comedy performances, etc. to make patients with progressive myasthenia laugh and be happy. You can even hold a wedding to bring joy to the patients. Or you can have a heart-to-heart talk with the patients, use care and consideration or use a lot of examples to enlighten them, let them see the light of hope, turn worries into joy, and muster the courage to live, thereby promoting early improvement of the symptoms and physical recovery.

2. Entertainment and relaxation method: It refers to a method in which doctors guide patients or patients use traditional entertainment methods on their own to achieve a relaxed state of mind, move joints, relax muscles and activate blood circulation, and nourish both the mind and the body. Various games, dancing, chess, fishing, calligraphy and painting, toys and music are all ways to entertain and relax the mind. Patients with progressive myasthenia can choose appropriate entertainment activities according to their different symptoms and expressions, as well as their respective interests and hobbies.

3. Environmental refreshing method: It refers to the method of choosing a place with beautiful environment and pleasant scenery to cultivate temperament, refresh the mind and promote recovery. The specific environment can be quiet forests, clear springs, magnificent mountains, plenty of sunshine, fresh air, pleasant fragrant flowers, or natural caves, artificial grottoes, etc. The room should be well ventilated, well lit, quiet and spacious; the color arrangement should be determined according to the mood and symptoms, and it is best to be pleasing to the heart and eyes.

4. Treatment of progressive myasthenia: treatment with anticholinergic lipids; treatment with steroids, immunosuppressive therapy; thymectomy; plasma exchange; other auxiliary treatments. These different treatments are combined according to the patient's condition.

The above is some knowledge about progressive muscular dystrophy introduced to you. I believe that after reading it, your understanding of progressive muscular dystrophy will be deepened. If we have time in our lives, we can choose to learn more about diseases, because this can protect ourselves and the people around us.