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Cerebellar Ataxia

Definition: Cerebellum: Causes of Ataxia: Signs and Symptoms of Ataxia: Types of Ataxia: (1) Cerebellar ataxia:(2) Sensory ataxia:(3) Vestibular ataxia:(4) Frontal ataxia:(5) Mixed ataxia: (1)...

Upper Motor Neurone Lesion

What is an Upper Motor Neurone Lesion? An upper motor neuron lesion is an injury or disease that occurs in the Brain to the neural...

Paraplegia: Rehabilitation & Physiotherapy Management

What is a Paraplegia? Definition of Paraplegia: Spinal paraplegia may be: Causes of Spinal Paraplegia: I- Focal causes: II. Systemic causes: III. Disseminated cause: Disseminated...

Cerebral Palsy

What is a Cerebral Palsy? Cerebral palsy (CP) is a neurological disorder that affects movement, muscle tone, and motor skills. It is caused by damage...

Osteoarthritis (OA)

What is an Osteoarthritis (OA)? Arthritis is inflammation of one or more of your joints. Pain, swelling, and stiffness are the primary symptoms of arthritis....

TECHNIQUES TO INHIBIT SPASTICITY WITH PHYSIOTHERAPY TREATMENTS

SPASTICITY OF Muscles : DEFINITION: Spasticity of Muscles is a feature of altered skeletal muscle performance with a combination of paralysis, increased tendon reflex activity...

Physiotherapy Treatment of Hemiplegia

What is a Hemiplegia? Hemiplegia is a neurological condition in which paralysis or weakness on one side of the body. The term “hemiplegia” is derived...

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) & Physiotherapy Exercises

What is Ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a type of chronic inflammatory arthritis that primarily affects the spine and sacroiliac joints, which are...

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

What is Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)? Rheumatoid arthritis is an autoimmune disease where your immune system damages your healthy cells, causing joint pain, and inflammation with...

Bell’s Palsy & Physiotherapy Treatment

What is a Bell’s Palsy? Bell’s palsy is a medical condition characterized by an inflammation of the facial nerve, causing paralysis on one side of...