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Spina bifida is a birth defect which causes physical symptoms that can be treated with surgery, therapies or mobility aids to help manage them and help the person lead independent and fulfilling lives.
Spina bifida is a condition where a baby’s spine and spinal cord don’t develop properly in the womb, causing a gap in the spinal cord. This occurs when the neural tube, which eventually develops into the foetus’s spinal cord, doesn’t develop properly and so leads to defects in the vertebrae and spinal cord. There are different types of spina bifida, including:
Although it is not yet clear what causes spina bifida, there are a number of factors that can add to the risk of it developing, including low folic acid intake during pregnancy, family history of spina bifida or taking certain kinds of medication whilst pregnant.
This condition can sometimes be sorted through surgery, however, if the nervous system has already been damaged it can cause symptoms such as:
There are several ways to treat spina bifida, including:
Walking aids and wheelchairs can be ideal for people with spina bifida. If a walking aid is something you’d require, there are plenty of different options, from sticks and crutches, to manually operated and powered wheelchairs.
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