People who were on social media or watched the news will remember the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge. This ‘challenge’ involved two things; dumping a bucket of ice water on your head and nominating other people to do the challenge. Most people had no idea what ALS stands for, or what they even doing; they just wanted to be a part of the trend. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was started when professional golfer Chris Kennedy challenged his sister, Jeanette Senerchia in Pelham, New York. Senerchia’s husband has Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Senerchia uploaded a video of her dumping ice water on her head to Facebook, and the trend was born. When you dump the ice water over your head, for a split second, you are feeling what people with ALS feel …show more content…
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis comes from the greek language. ‘A’ means no, ‘myo’ means muscle, and ‘trophic’ means nourishment, all together it means no muscle nourishment. Lateral is talking about around the spinal cord, where it gets scarred and hardens, sclerosis. There are two types of ALS; sporadic and familial. Sporadic is the most common form in the US, 90%-95% of all cases. Familial ALS (FALS) is inherited from people’s parents. In these kinds of families, there is a 50% chance that the offspring will get these gene and may develop …show more content…
Also, ALS can start at any time; there is no age that the symptoms start. Testing for other diseases and ruling them out is usually how ALS is diagnosed. Normally, these tests are given; electromyography, nerve conduction velocity, blood and urine studies, spinal tap, magnetic resonance imaging, muscle biopsy, nerve biopsy, and a thorough neurological examination. If all other diseases are ruled out by completing these tests and a neurologist feels as though you do have ALS, you are officially diagnosed with
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a terminal disease that degenerates the nerves in the brain and spinal cord. Motor neurons run from the brain, through the spinal cord, and into the muscles of person; this is what allows a person to have control over voluntary movement. When an individual is diagnosed with ALS, their motor neurons begin to degenerate, thus eradicating their ability to walk, eat, and eventually breathe.
SSG Bartlett hit the ground running upon arrival at 2d CR. He immediately found himself in a Squad Leader role due to his initiative and leadership ability. Right before deploying to Afghanistan he would be recognized for winning the June 2013 NCO of the Month Board for 4th Squadron. The following month he deployed as a Dismounted Squad Leader to Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. Within the first two months he would earn a Combat Action Badge and a Purple Heart resulting from a complex attack that turned into a mass casualty situation on Highway 4 South of Kandahar City. SSG Bartlett was awarded an Army Commendation Medal for his actions treating and evacuating casualties that day. Following this incident, he was selected by his Platoon Leadership
ALS, otherwise known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a disease that attacks the muscles and impacts a person’s physical function. Overtime, the symptoms will
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s disease is a progressive nervous system disease. It constantly destroys the neurons responsible for muscle movements, especially the lower and upper motor neurons. ALS affects the nerves in your brain and spinal cord that controls your muscles. The nerves that are affected eventually break down and disappear. It got the name Lou Gehrig’s disease because of the famous baseball player, Lou Gehrig who died of ALS.
ALS is also known as Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis is a disease in which the brain, nerves, and spinal cord deteriorate. It attacks every part of the body except the brain. Causing major body malfunction along with muscle weakening. Which includes lack of strength, the ability to move arms, legs and body, eventually you lose the ability to breathe. The average time of life after being diagnosed is two - five years. It was believed to be inherited or maybe an infection. After years of research scientist have found a major
ALS is one of the most common neuromuscular diseases worldwide (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis Fact Sheet).There are three different types of ALS causes there is, familial, sporadic, and guamanian. Familial is 5-10% , sporadic is the most common which is 90-95% of all ALS causes and guamanian is rare variant. Guamanian is very similar to ALS almost the same and it happens because of something toxic that they are eating which messes with their nervous system (ALS[Lou Gehrig’s Disease]). It is also a disease varied with etiology characterized by rapidly progressive in weakness in the muscles.
ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) or Lou Gehrig’s Disease is a classified as a degenerative neurological disorder that inhibits motor neurons in the spinal cord and brain to function properly. This disease eventually results in paralysis and imminent death over a period of time. ALS patients have anywhere from a few months, to a couple years to live after diagnosis since their nervous systems are slowly destroyed, rendering the body useless, and sustaining life impossible.
In addition, people need to know the symptoms of ALS. In ALS, there is deterioration to a point that all movement, including breathing, stops. Muscle weakness first develops in the muscles, such as the hands, and spreads through other muscles closer to the brain. Such early symptoms as this can hardly be noticed. Early symptoms of ALS are very slight and often overlooked. They begin as simple things such as tripping or dropping things. Twitching or cramping of muscles and fatigue of the arms and legs may soon follow causing difficulty in daily activities such as walking or dressing (ALS Association). In more advanced stages shortness of breath or difficulty in breathing and swallowing show until the body is completely taken over by the disease. Intellect, eye motion, bladder function, and sensation are the only abilities left unharmed by the disease. There are many symptoms for ALS and if any of these symptoms are noticed, that person could have ALS.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS, or Lou Gehrig's Disease, named after the famous New York Yankees player Lou Gehrig, who was the first to be openly diagnosed with this disease, is a disorder that affects the victim’s ability to move or function and takes control over a long, painful period of time. It has many causes, including gene mutations, chemical imbalances of glutamate, which is a chemical messenger in the brain, disorganized immune response (in other words, the acids in the immune system eat away at the body’s normal cells), and mishandled proteins during development. It can be diagnosed through an electromyogram, or an EMG, a nerve conduction study, an MRI, blood or urine tests, a spinal tap, or muscle biopsy. ALS affects the motor
The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge was started by two people, former baseball player Pete Frates, and Pete Quinn from Yonkers, New York. Both are afflicted with ALS. ALS stands for Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease (Friedman & Friedman, 2014). By July 2014, this marketing plan had gone viral. The challenge involved declining the act and paying $100 to charity for ALS or
Have you ever heard of ALS, better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease? For many people, ALS is a disorder that they may not know much about. I never heard of it either until my father was diagnosed with this disease in 2006. Because there is no known cure, it is important to detect this disease early, so that proper treatments and preparation can be done before it’s too late.
Amyotrophic, no muscle nourishment, lateral, an area in the spinal cord in where the brain tells the muscles what to do, sclerosis, hardening, affects every part of the body except the brain. ALS is a specific disorder that involves the death of neurons . Symptoms usually start as a muscle stiffness or weakness, later leading to paralysis throughout the whole body including the speech, swallowing, and breathing. There are two types of ways you can encounter ALS,familial and sporadic. Familial is in the 5 to 10 percentage rate which is inherited. Sporadic, responsible for the other 90 to 95 percent, that can be associated with anyone.
However, in some cases it will begin earlier (juvenile ALS). There is currently no cure for ALS, and most cases results are fatal within 3-5 years after the onset of symptoms; symptoms include: muscle weakness, fatigue, muscle cramps, shortness of breath, pain, loss of appetite, slurred speech, and weight loss (Eykens & Robberecht, 2015). Additionally, the onset of symptoms may be subtle and overlooked. Since there is currently no cure for ALS, most intervention involves the management of symptoms. Hippocrates once said, "Cure sometimes, treat often, comfort always" (Goutman & Simmons, 2018, p. 1). His message exemplifies the message that not all diseases may be cured, but that opportunities to improve the quality of lives should always be taken. While some traits and characteristics of the disease are persistent, others are much more variable. The age of onset, duration, survival, and clinical manifestation vary. Most patients are classified as having sporadic ALS (SALS), meaning it may affect anyone in lieu of a familial connection. Approximately 90-95% of cases are sporadic. The remaining 5-10% of cases are classified as familial ALS (FALS), denoting that the disease was inherited by another family member. ALS is not discriminatory in nature and anyone is susceptive to developing the disease. However, the disease is more likely to occur between the ages of 55 and 75, in men, and in Caucasians (NINDS,
Racial equality means different things to different people. Often people aren’t aware that unconsciously they have developed preconceived ideas about race and equality. Ethnic groups, who’ve not experience race as an issue, don’t feel it’s a problem that needs addressing. However, identifying some of the characteristics of bias behavior based on race or ethnicity is the first step in minimizing the problem.
For starters, the hype of the Ice Bucket Challenge had people accepting to do the challenge with no real concept of what ALS was. The ALS Association says “Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as "Lou Gehrig's Disease," is a progressive neurodegenerative disease that affects nerve cells in the brain and the spinal cord.” After going through all of my news feeds on Facebook no one ever mentioned this. I actually had to research ALS to find out what it meant. I found that a lot of people were just doing The Challenge to either fit in, or to join in the fad that was created. Before doing