Gower's Sign

Cole getting up using Gower's

Category:

Education

Tags:

• SMA
• Gowers
• Spinal
• Muscular
• Atrophy

[Reesiecup93]

Hi, he is 5 1/2, he was diagnosed with Spinal Muscular Atrophy when he was 2. It is becoming more difficult for him to get up that way the taller he gets.

[lb102685]

Thanks very much - med student from Ohio here. It is so much easier to understand from a video than a diagram. He's an adorable little boy.

[sophiak72686]

thanks for posting this video- really helps future doctors out. wish you all the best- med student from Boston

[TheWildcat3]

appreciate you posting this video...med student from arizona

[drphatriort]

GOWER sign ,typical in Dystrophinopathy like Duchenne Muscular Dystrophies ,isn't HE ? from Med student Thailand

[grizzlytjp]

Thanks, helps understand it more as a med student. He's such a darling! Breaks my heart to see that he's ill. But love his smile at the end :-)

[jenck89]

hes so precious! thanks for the video!

[ozebarjadi]

worth a thousand words. thank you.

[UnWarierMage]

Thank you for sharing!

First Term Med, Grenada.

[redlippie0107]

thank you for the video. med student from malaysia. he's really cute =)

[IrrationalPrincess]

Thank you! Med student from Italy

[jc2l]

Australian podiatrist saying thanks!

[shortiistr8]

Thanks! :); Med student from Jamaica