About spina Bifida
What does spina bifida literally mean?
What is split spine
How many types of spina bifida are there?
What is 3
What is a physical trait of spina bifida?
What is a tuft of hair, depression or dimple, a bulge near the end of the spinal cord, an opening on the spinal cord, etc.
When can spina bifida be treated?
What is prenatally and postnatally
Name two psychosocial impacts that spina bifida can have on a child
What is dependent on caregiver, bowel and bladder problems, limited mobility, cognitive and social delays, etc.
What is the incidence of spina bifida in the US?
What is 1 in 1000 newborns
What is the rarest form of spina bifida?
What is Meningocele
How can spina bifida be detected when the baby is in the womb?
What are blood tests, ultrasounds, etc.
Name a procedure performed for spina bifida?
What is Myelomeningocele or Meningocele repair, ventricular shunt placement, tethered cord release
List 2 orthotic interventions that spina bifida patients would benefit from?
AFO, RGO, HKAFO, TLSO, LSO
What is the primary risk factor for spina bifida?
What is folic acid deficiency
What is the severe form of spina bifida?
What is Myelomeningocele
List 2 other conditions associated with having spina bifida?
What is social and cognitive delays, hydrocephalus, bowel and bladder dysfunction, function/mobility delays, scoliosis, club foot, etc.
What is the percentage of spina bifida patients making it into adulthood?
What is 90%
Name 3 activities that a child could partake in during PT?
ROM, UE/LE’s strength training, mobility, dynamic/static balance, independence in functional skill, wheelchair activities
During which development stage in the womb does spina bifida occur?
What is embryonic (4 weeks)
Which type of spina bifida does affect the meninges but no entrapment of spinal cord?
What is the Meningocele
What condition is associated with myelomeningocele?
What is Hydrocephalus
Describe what occurs during pre or postnatal repair surgery for spina bifida?
What is the process of removing the infected area and replacing it with muscle tissue and skin
Name an intervention associated with spina bifida that a family could implement for their child?
What is fostering independence, social setting interactions (home, school, community)