Rehabilitation of Patients With Neuropathies
Journal
Braddom's Rehabilitation Care: A Clinical Handbook
ISBN
9780323479042
Date Issued
2018-01-01
Author(s)
Abstract
Peripheral neuropathies (PNs) are prevalent and detrimental to a patient's functional level. As the motor system is involved at the early stage of the disease, the influenced limb shows decreased maximal strength, endurance, and power, which clinically mimics the normal aging process or general fatigue. As the sensory system is predominantly affected, patients may have difficulties participating in multitask activities, such as driving, when patients need to control hands and feet through proprioception. The rehabilitation process could be unsuccessful if PNs are undiagnosed and neglected. This chapter provides an understanding of PNs to allow physiatrists to diagnose these conditions, offer a prognosis, and provide rehabilitative therapies.
Subjects
acute inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy | anterior interosseous syndrome | axonotmesis | carpal tunnel syndrome | Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease | chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy | cubital tunnel syndrome | diabetic neuropathy | entrapment neuropathy | femoral neuropathy | Guillain-Barré syndrome | Guyon canal syndrome | hereditary sensory-motor neuropathy | lateral femoral cutaneous neuropathy | median neuropathy | neurapraxia | neurotmesis | peripheral neuropathy | plexopathy | posterior interosseous syndrome | radial neuropathy | ulnar neuropathy
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Type
book part