Health Blog June Archive

Water Therapy for Spinal Muscular Atrophy

By Dr. Boolittle at 06/17/08 09:35

Spinal Muscular Athrophy is is a disorder associated with the loss of neurons of the spinal cord and brainstem.

Patients diagnosed with SMA are characterized with weak body and poor locomotion. Usually, the muscles of people diagnosed with the disorder are weak, they also have poor muscle tone and most of them have a hard time swallowing or sucking foods.

Some patients with SMA undergo therapy program such as this one.

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