Open AccessPROBLEM BASED PHYSIOTHERAPY INTERVENTION PROGRAM IN MANAGING CHEST AND MOBILITY ISSUES IN AN ACUTE CASE OF GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME
Author(s) -
Fatimah Kazi,
Moh'd Irshad Qureshi,
Rakesh Krishna Kovela
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of medical pharmaceutical and allied sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-7418
DOI - 10.22270/jmpas.v10i4.1283
Subject(s) - guillain barre syndrome , medicine , weakness , paralysis , intervention (counseling) , physical therapy , physical medicine and rehabilitation , complication , activities of daily living , pediatrics , surgery , psychiatry
Guillain - Barré syndrome (GBS) is a rare neurological condition described as demyelination of the peripheral nervous system (PNS) as a result of an immune system attack. In about 70 percent of patients, it is characterized by acute paralysis, and when the respiratory system is involved, it could become more life threatening for the patient. A further complication due to peripheral nerve demyelination greatly decreases the functional capacity of the patient to perform everyday activities. The present case report is of a 58-year-old male admitted into the hospital with history of weakness and impaired motor skills. Physiotherapy intervention primarily focussed on strength and functional activities. The primary objective of this case study was to determine the reaction of the patient to physiotherapy for reinforcement and functional tasks. In terms of strength and also functional tasks, we would like to conclude that the patient's response in the initial stages of recovery was profoundly sound.