Locomotor disability meaning

Locomotor disability forms the major proportion of the total disability population in India. As per Current census 2011, locomotor disability constitutes 20.3%among all disabilities. The figure may come down after RPWD Act 2016, as some of the conditions that were coming under locomotor disability identified as separate individual categories like dwarfism, muscular dystrophy, some chronic neurological conditions etc. Locomotor disability includes a person with- (a) loss or lack of normal ability to execute distinctive activities associated with the movement of self and objects from place to place (b) physical deformities, other than those involving the hand or leg both, regardless of whether the same caused loss or lack of normal movement of body The conditions may include:- – Paralysis of limb or body, Deformity of limb, Maximum Loss of limb, Amputation – Dysfunction of limb, Deformity of joints of limbs, Deformity of the body other than in limbs eg. Hunch back, deformed spine etc. Causes of Locomotor disability:- • Traumatic- RTA, fall from height, domestic violence, natural calamaties, Burn injuries • Congenital- deformities of hand ,foot, limbs, spine, amputees • Developemental- Storage disorders, scoliosis, genuvalgum/ varum • Infective – TB, Leprosy, polio, osteomyelitis • Inflammatory – RA, Ank spond, psoriasis • Neoplastic- Osteosarcoma, ewings sarcoma • Nutritional- ricket, scurvy, osteomalacia, flurosis • Geriatric – CVA, Cardio respiratory, OA, Osteoporosis, ost...

Key facts • Approximately 1.71 billion people have musculoskeletal conditions worldwide. • Musculoskeletal conditions are the leading contributor to disability worldwide, with low back pain being the single leading cause of disability in 160 countries. • Musculoskeletal conditions significantly limit mobility and dexterity, leading to early retirement from work, lower levels of well-being and reduced ability to participate in society. • Because of population growth and ageing, the number of people living with musculoskeletal conditions and associated functional limitations, is rapidly increasing. • WHO is responding to the burden attributed to musculoskeletal conditions across a number of programmatic areas. Scope Musculoskeletal health refers to the performance of the locomotor system, comprising intact muscles, bones, joints and adjacent connective tissues. Musculoskeletal impairments comprise more than 150 different diseases/conditions that affect the system and are characterized by impairments in the muscles, bones, joints and adjacent connective tissues leading to temporary or lifelong limitations in functioning and participation. Musculoskeletal conditions are typically characterized by pain (often persistent) and limitations in mobility and dexterity, reducing people’s ability to work and participate in society. Pain experienced in musculoskeletal structures is the most common form of non-cancer pain. Musculoskeletal conditions are relevant across the life-course – ...

This paper provides a synopsis of a long-term programme of MRC-funded work on locomotor disability in older people. Specifically it describes the meaning and experience of disability, examines the risk factors for disability and systematically reviews the evidence from randomized trials of complex interventions for disability. We undertook a national prospective study of a representative sample of 999 people aged 65 years or more plus in-depth interviews with a small subsample and a selected sample obtained from hospital sources. Secondary analysis of several large prospective studies was carried out and a systematic review and meta-analysis of published randomized controlled trials of the effects of complex interventions for disability. Very few participants subscribed to the constructs of longstanding illness, disability or infirmity that surveys often use. A wide range of social and psychological factors, independently of chronic diseases, were strongly associated with disability. People with greater functional reserve capacity and those with greater self-efficacy were generally less likely to suffer from catastrophic decline in ability and had better quality of life in the face of disability. In reviewing 89 trials (over 97,000 participants) of complex interventions for disability, evidence of benefits was found although no relationship with intensity of intervention was apparent. Our findings on the meaning and experience of disability suggest the need for modificatio...

Lalit Kumar | May 28, 2018 (अंतिम बदलाव: November 12, 2021) Lalit Kumar is a polio survivor and the founder of projects like Kavita Kosh, Gadya Kosh, TechWelkin, WeCapable, and Viklangta. He loves finding useful things on Internet and knows how to put them together to create a bigger solution. He is passionate about technology, languages and literature. Many people feel confused about what is Locomotor Disability. We often come across this term but it doesn’t ring a bell. Today we are going to explain this term in simple language. Locomotor Disability means restriction in the movement of the limbs (i.e. arms and legs). Strictly speaking Locomotor Disability means problem in moving from one place to another — i.e. The term Locomotor is derived from the Latin words loco – “from a place” and motivus – “causing motion”. So locomotion means movement from one place to another. And thus locomotor disability hampers movement from one place to another. Locomotor disability is also known as mobility disability. In Hindi language it could be understood as “ chalne firne mein asamarthata” or “ chalan-sambandhi viklangta” or “ asthi viklangta“. Examples and Causes of Locomotor Disability A number of medical conditions cause temporary or permanent locomotor disability. The most well-known example is polio. We all have seen how polio forces people to • • Paralysis is caused due to a large number of reasons. And then paralysis often becomes the cause of locomotor disability. • • • • Neuro...