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Physical Disabilities
Follow the links below to find general information about physical disabilities and diseases that can cause physical disabilities, such as muscular diseases. You will also find information about topics such as good nutrition and exercise practices for people with physical disabilities.
For information on physical disabilities affecting children, follow the link to the specific topic page below.
Novita Children's Services also has information on a range of physical disabilities that can affect children and related support services.
Reviewed October 2011
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Children with Physical Disabilities
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Links to information about children with physical disabilities.
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Links to information on growth disorders.
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Links to information on muscular and neuromuscular diseases, including myalgic encephalomyelitis, chronic fatigue syndrome, fibromyalgia, and neuromuscular diseases such as motor neurone disease and muscular dystrophy.
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Links to information on paralysis, including as a result of stroke or injury.
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| Title: | Physical disability |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | In some children, the muscles and nerves that control body movements may not be properly formed or may become damaged. |
| Date: | Nov 2011 |
| Title: | Mental practice for treating upper extremity deficits in individuals with hemiparesis after stroke |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Mental practice is a process through which an individual repeatedly mentally rehearses an action or task without actually physically performing the action or task. The goal of the mental practice is to improve performance of those actions or tasks. Me... |
| Date: | Dec 2010 |
| Title: | Physical disability |
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| Publisher: | inspire foundation |
| Description: | A physical disability can be either short term (e.g. a broken wrist) or long term (e.g. paraplegia). |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | Transition to Adult Services |
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| Publisher: | Novita Children's Services |
| Description: | Information is provided about the issues that need to be considered by a young person approaching 18 years of age and by their parents or carers to make sure that the person continues to receive necessary services. |
| Date: | Sep 2010 |
| Title: | Developmental coordination disorder |
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| Publisher: | Better Health Channel |
| Description: | Developmental coordination disorder (DCD) is an umbrella term applied to children and adults who have various athletic difficulties such as awkwardness or lack of skill. Treatment includes sporting participation and practice. |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Living with a disability |
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| Publisher: | Child and Youth Health - CYH (South Australia) |
| Description: | A disability means that a person is not able to do something that other people of their age and community can do because of something about their body. |
| Date: | Aug 2010 |
| Title: | Changes of professionals |
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| Publisher: | Novita Children's Services |
| Description: | Information is provided about a common concern raised by parents regarding frequent changes in the professionals providing services to their child. The points of view of both parents and Novita staff are explored. |
| Date: | Nov 2008 |
| Title: | NovitaTech (technology and equipment) |
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| Publisher: | Novita Children's Services |
| Description: | The services provided by NovitaTech (a division of Novita) are introduced. A link is provided to the NovitaTech website for more detailed information. |
| Date: | Jul 2008 |
| Title: | Progressive resistance strength training for improving physical function in older adults |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Older people generally lose muscle strength as they age. This reduction in muscle strength and associated weakness means that older people are more likely to have problems carrying out their daily activities and to fall. Progressive resistance training ... |
| Date: | Dec 2007 |
| Title: | Friedreich's ataxia - myDr.com.au |
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| Publisher: | myDr |
| Description: | Friedreich's Ataxia is a slowly progressive disorder of the nervous system and muscles. The disorder, named for the physician who first identified it in the early 1860s, results in inability to coordinate voluntary muscle movements (ataxia). |
| Date: | Jun 2007 |
| Title: | Disabilities |
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| Publisher: | HealthInsite Topic Page |
| Description: | Links to information about physical and mental disabilities. |
| Date: | Nov 2006 |
| Title: | Personal assistance for adults (19-64) with physical impairments |
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| Publisher: | John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration |
| Description: | Personal assistance is is here defined as paid support of at least 20 hours per week for people with impairments. This review investigated the effectiveness of personal assistance versus any other form of care for adults with physical impairments. A lit... |
| Date: | Jun 2005 |
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