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Physical Therapist Management of Stiff Person Syndrome in a 24-Year-Old Woman

Author(s) -

Christopher A. Hegyi

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

physical therapy

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.998

H-Index - 150

eISSN - 1538-6724

pISSN - 0031-9023

DOI - 10.2522/ptj.20100303

Subject(s) - range of motion , physical therapy , medicine , ankle , muscle stiffness , physical medicine and rehabilitation , manual therapy , physical therapist , psychological intervention , trunk , gait , physical examination , motor disorder , disease , surgery , alternative medicine , psychiatry , ecology , stiffness , structural engineering , pathology , engineering , biology

Stiff person syndrome is a rare neurological disorder characterized by stiffness and painful spasms primarily in the trunk and lower extremities. The role of physical therapy in the management of this disorder is disputed and the efficacy of specific interventions is unknown.

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