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Common Disabilities

 

Musculoskeletal system problems

  • Various fractures
  • Spinal arachnoiditis
  • Lumbar spinal stenosis
  • Abnormal curvatures of the spine
  • Arthritis, osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
  • Major dysfunction of a joint(s)
  • Disc herniation
  • Bulging discs
  • Degenerative disc disease
  • Scoliosis
  • Carpal tunnel syndrome
  • Plantar fasciitis
  • Low back pain
  • Amputation
  • Other spinal disorders, hemipelvectomy or hip disarticulation and soft tissue injuries (burns, etc.)


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Special senses and speech problems

  • Poor vision, including poor peripheral vision
  • Decreased visual acuity
  • Macular degeneration
  • Statutory blindness
  • Loss of visual efficiency
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Hearing impairments
  • Deafness
  • Loss of speech
  • Disturbance of labyrinthine-vestibular function (Meniere’s disease)


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Respiratory impairments

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Chronic pulmonary insufficiency
  • Pneumoconiosis
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Emphysema
  • Asthma
  • Cystic Fibrosis
  • Pulmonary vascular hypertension
  • Chronic persistent infections of the lung
  • Sleep-related breathing disorders
  • Lung transplants


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Cardiovascular system impairments

(any disorder that affects the proper functioning of the heart or circulatory system)
  • Chronic heart failure (CHF) or ventricular dysfunction
  • Syncope
  • Disorders of the veins or arteries
  • Ischemic heart disease (IHD)
  • Recurrent arrhythmias
  • Symptomatic congenital heart disease
  • Heart transplant
  • Aneurysm of aorta or major branches
  • Chronic venous insufficiency
  • Peripheral arterial disease (PAD)
  • Cardiomyopathy


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Digestive system disorders

  • Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
  • Hepatic (liver) dysfunction
  • Chronic liver disease
  • Wilson's disease
  • Chronic hepatitis virus (hepatitis A, hepatitis B, hepatitis C) infections
  • Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)
  • Short bowel syndrome (SBS)
  • Malnutrition

 

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Genitourinary impairments

(resulting from chronic renal disease)
  • Kdney disease
  • Kidney problems
  • Dialysis
  • Kidney transplant
  • Nephritic syndrome
  • End stage renal disease (ESRD)


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Hematological disorders

  • Chronic anemia
  • Sickle cell disease
  • Other blood diseases
  • Chronic thrombocytopenia
  • Hereditary telangiectasia
  • Coagulation defects (hemophilia or other)
  • Polycythemia vera
  • Myelofibrosis
  • Chronic granulocytopeni
  • Aplastic anemias with bone marrow or stem cell transplantation


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Skin disorders

  • Ichthyosis
  • Bullous disease
  • Chronic infections of the skin or mucous membranes
  • Dermatitis (for example, psoriasis, dyshidrosis, atopic dermatitis, exfoliative dermatitis, allergic contact dermatitis)
  • Hidradenitis supparativa
  • Psoriasis
  • Genetic photosensitivity disorders
  • Burns


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Endocrine system problems

  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Hyperparathyroidism
  • Diabetes (types I & 2)
  • Diabetic peripheral neuropathy
  • Diabetic retinopathy
  • Diabetes related kidney nephropathy


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Impairments that affect multiple body systems

  • Down syndrome


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Neurological conditions

  • Stroke
  • Epilepsy
  • Brain tumors
  • Parkinson’s disease
  • Cerebral palsy
  • Spinal cord or nerve root lesions
  • Multiple sclerosis (MS)
  • Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) / Lou Gehrig's disease)
  • Myasthenia gravis
  • Muscular dystrophy
  • Peripheral neuropathies
  • Subacute combined cord degeneration
  • Degenerative disease (such as Huntington’s Chorea and Friedreich’s ataxia)
  • Cerebral trauma (head injury)
  • Traumatic brain injury (TBI)
  • Migraines
  • Cluster headaches
  • Post-polio syndrome
  • Syringomyelia.


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Mental disorders

  • Organic mental disorders
  • Schizophrenia
  • Affective disorders
  • Bipolar disorder
  • Depression
  • Mental retardation
  • Anxiety-related disorders (including obsessive compulsive disorders or OCD; post traumatic stress disorder or PTSD; and panic attacks)
  • Somatoform disorders
  • Personality disorders
  • Substance addiction disorders
  • Autistic disorder
  • Other pervasive developmental disorders

 

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Malignant neoplastic diseases

  • Soft tissue tumors of the head and neck
  • Lymphoma
  • Leukemia
  • Breast cancer
  • Liver cancer
  • Skin cancer (malignant melanoma)
  • Sarcoma
  • Thyroid cancer
  • Lung cancer
  • Stomach or esophagus cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Intestinal cancer
  • Bladder cancer
  • Ovarian cancer
  • Testicular cancer
  • Uterine cancer
  • Other various cancers


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Immune system disorders

  • Lupus
  • Vasculitis
  • Scleroderma
  • Polymyositis
  • Dermatomyositis
  • Iinflammatory arthritis
  • Sjögren's syndrome
  • HIV
  • AIDS


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Conditions not listed under one of the standard category of disability impairments

  • Fibromyalgia
  • Chronic pain
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)

 
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