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General Physician•Delhi
I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you
pulmonary fibrosis is a lung disease that occurs when lung tissue becomes damaged and scarred. This thickened, stiff tissue makes it more difficult for your lungs to work properly. As pulmonary fibrosis worsens, you become progressively more short of breath.
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General Physician•Delhi
I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
The prognosis varies depending on a person's age, health, lifestyle and the stage of the disease at the time of diagnosis, but it can be fatal to some. There are four stages of pulmonary fibrosis; mild, moderate, severe and very severe.
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Physiotherapist•Chennai
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General exercises: a range of motion and stretching exercises can help combat the inevitable inward movement of the limbs as muscles and tendons shorten. Limbs tend to become fixed in position, and these types of activities can help keep them mobile for longer. Standard low-impact aerobic exercises such as walking and swimming can also help slow the disease’s progression.
Breathing assistance: as the muscles used for breathing become weaker, it may be necessary to use devices to help improve...more
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General Physician•Delhi
I am sorry to hear about your concern but will be happy to assist you.
It indicated that the damage to lung tissue by covid-19 could be reversible for the common covid-19 patients.
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Sexologist•Jaipur
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Give him kanchnaar guggulu regularly. But for proper diagnosis and prescription accordingly, you need to consult with his reports. Take care.
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Homeopathy Doctor•Agartala
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A group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass.
In muscular dystrophies, abnormal genes (mutations) lead to muscle degeneration.
In most cases, muscular dystrophy (md) runs in families. It usually develops after inheriting a faulty gene from one or both parents. Md is caused by mutations (alterations) in the genes responsible for healthy muscle structure and function.
The signs and symptoms consistent with muscular dystrophy are:[3]
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Physiotherapist•Durgapur
There r lots of physiotherapeutic treatment protocol for muscular dys trophy .u can get from youtube but better first consult with a physiotherapist, learn from his what to do whatever exercises he suggests .do continue at home in regular basis.
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Physiotherapist•Gurgaon
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Yes stem cell therapy is an option of treatment for muscular dystrophy but the result is varied and not confirmed yet.
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Pulmonologist•Faridabad
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Do you know about a condition called cystic fibrosis that makes your baby s skin taste very salty after birth? The condition changes over time, in which the body makes sweat and mucus, and also affects the digestive system and lung functioning. The condition generally occurs because of a flawed gene. This is a severe and life-threatening disease that affects different people in different ways.

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The gene, called CTFR is present in all humans. It makes a protein that controls th...more
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