Psychotherapy In Characteristics

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TALIPES EQUINOVARUS PTY 303 PHYSIOTHERAPY IN PEADIATRICS HS114 NUR AIN SAIFUL BAHRI NUR ADIBAHIZZATI BINTI MOHD SAMSUDIN SYIMIR SYAZWAN SAM SUBMISSION DATE: 12TH SEPT 2014 TABLE OF CONTENT 1. INTRODUCTION: 1.1. DEFINATION…………………… 1.2. PREVALENCE………………….. 1.3. CAUSES & PROGNOSIS…………….. 1.4. RISK FACTOR…………………… 2. ROLE OF PYSIOTHERAPY: 2.1. AIM…………………………… 2.2. PLAN OF TREATMENT…………….. Introduction 1.1. Definition Talipes equinovarus is one of foot abnormalities that happen since the infant were born (congenitally). It is also known as club foot, where the foot turns inward and downward (Porter, 2005). 1.2. Prevalence Based on Boo and Ong as citrated by Nordin (2005), Malaysia prevalence in club foot is 1.3 per every 1000 live births, with the male’s number outcomes the female by 2:1. United State have higher prevalent as in 2.29 per 1000 live birth and only 0.35 per 1000 in Chinese (Nordin, 2005). While in Western Australia 0.90 per 1000 births as stated in Carey (2003). Carey (2003) also said that Malaysia have higher number of prevalence as the study that were made does not exclude the postural and associate talipes equinovarus cases. 1.3. Etiology and prognosis The etiology is still unknown (Carey, 2003) but as stated in Nordin (2005) ‘many theories have …show more content…

The short term goal for this treatment is to correct deformity so that the ankles assume plantigrade position by the time the baby would be three months old (ezeukwu , 2011). The long term goal is to maintain the corrected ankle in situ and follow up the maintained correction until the baby starts walking and if feasible further follow up to avoid relapse (ezeukwu ,2011). The intervention are based on four matter. There are education for the carer, passive stretching,strapping,and lastly is plaster of paris (POP)

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