ORAL SUB MUCOUS FIBROSIS
ORAL SUB MUCOUS FIBROSIS DEFINATION: Oral submucous fibrosis is defined as the chronic, insidious disease affecting the oral cavity and sometimes pharynx, although occasionally preceded…
PROLAPSED INTER VERTEBRAL DISC (PIVD) PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT
PROLAPSED INTERVERTEBRAL DISC (PIVD) DEFINITION: When the protrusion or extrusion of the nucleus pulposus through a rent in the annulus fibrosus, PIVD occurs. A prolapsed…
LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS: PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT AND REHABILITATION
LUMBAR SPONDYLOSIS DEFINITION AND INTRODUCTION: Lumbar spondylosis is a medical condition in which chronic pain is experienced by the patient in the lower back This…
ATAXIA: PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENTS AND REHABILITATION
ATAXIA DEFINITION: Ataxia is a neurological sign consisting of lack of voluntary coordination of muscle movements that includes gait abnormality. Ataxia is a non-specific clinical…
UPPER MOTOR NEURON LESION :
UPPER MOTOR NEURON LESION “An Upper motor neuron lesion (pyramidal insufficiency) is a lesion of the neural pathway above the anterior horn cell of the…
PARAPLEGIA: REHABILITATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT
PARAPLEGIA Paraplegia is paralysis or weakness (paraparesis) of both lower limbs. It may be due to: Pyramidal (U.M.N.) lesion resulting in spastic paraplegia. Lower motor…
CEREBRAL PALSY: PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT
CEREBRAL PALSY (CP) DEFINITION: Cerebral palsy is a chronic disability of central nervous system origin characterised by aberrant control of movement of posture, appearing early…
OSTEOARTHRITIS (OA): REHABILITATION AND PHYSIOTHERAPY EXERCISES
OSTEOARTHRITIS DEFINITION: Osteoarthritis is a chronic, degenerative disorder of multifactorial aetiology, characterised by loss of articular cartilage and periarticular bone remodelling, particularly large weight-bearing joints….
TECHNIQUES TO INHIBIT SPASTICITY WITH PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENTS
SPASTICITY DEFINITION: Spasticity is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity and hypertonia. It is also…
PHYSIOTHERAPY MANAGEMENT OF HEMIPLEGIA
HEMIPLEGIA DEFINITION: Hemiplegia means complete paralysis of half of the body. Hemiparesis is unilateral paresis, that is, weakness of the entire left or right side…