A jammed finger is characterized by pain and swelling usually due to an impact injury. It tends to be excruciatingly painful and instant treatment will help the joint heal faster. A majority of jammed fingers heal quickly, if there is no fracture.
Hypermetropia is also known as 'long-sight'. This means that a child who is 'long-sighted' is more likely to see better at 'long' distance than 'short'. Often children with Hypermetropia can see clearly when watching the television or the blackboard but may find reading a book difficult.
Myotonic Dystrophy (DM) What is myotonic dystrophy (DM)? Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a form of muscular dystrophy that affects muscles and many other organs in the body. The word myotonic is the adjective for the word myotonia, an inability to relax muscles at will. The term muscular dystrophy means progressive muscle degeneration, with weakness and shrinkage of the muscle tissue. Myotonic dystrophy often is abbreviated as âDMâ in reference to its Greek name, dystrophia myotonica.