Functional outcome in a patient with an acute quadriparesis secondary to systemic sclerosis: a case report.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-2009
Abstract
Scleroderma or systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a relatively uncommon disease. Although well-known for many years, research on appropriate physical therapy during all stages of myositis due to scleroderma is limited. We report the functional outcome in a patient with an acute quadriparesis secondary to diffuse SSc associated with extensive myositis. This 35-year-old black woman progressed to almost complete functional recovery in the course of 16 days of acute rehabilitation with combined physical therapy including resistive exercises. This case strongly suggests that a patient with diffuse SSc and associated myositis can undergo aggressive physical therapy in a monitored environment with good functional improvement and no worsening of the myositis.
Volume
90
Issue
1
First Page
170
Last Page
172
ISSN
1532-821X
Published In/Presented At
Chernev, I., Gustafson, K., & Medina-Bravo, A. (2009). Functional outcome in a patient with an acute quadriparesis secondary to systemic sclerosis: a case report. Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation, 90(1), 170–172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmr.2008.06.033
Disciplines
Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
PubMedID
19154843
Department(s)
Administration and Leadership
Document Type
Article