Publication date: Sep 01, 2024
This case study examines the effect of a tailor-made physiotherapy regimen on an 85-year-old male patient who was suffering from bulbar motor neuron disease (MND) and had a history of stroke and COVID-19. The physiotherapy plan was designed to strategically address the patient’s respiratory issues, generalized weakness affecting limb muscles, and speech and swallowing difficulties. Frequent evaluations made it possible to adjust the treatment plan, emphasizing a holistic strategy to improve the patient’s overall quality of life. Improvements in scores on multiple functional scales and manual muscle testing were shown by outcome measures and follow-up evaluations. This case emphasizes how important customized physiotherapy is for maximizing functional outcomes and enhancing the quality of life for patients dealing with the complicated conditions of bulbar MND.
| Concepts | Keywords |
|---|---|
| Covid | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| Muscle | bulbar mnd |
| Old | motor neuron disease |
| Tailor | physiotherapy rehabilitation |
| Therapy | progressive bulbar palsy |
| rehabilitation strategies |
Semantics
| Type | Source | Name |
|---|---|---|
| disease | MESH | motor neuron disease |
| disease | IDO | history |
| disease | MESH | stroke |
| disease | MESH | COVID-19 |
| disease | IDO | quality |
| disease | MESH | amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| pathway | KEGG | Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis |
| disease | MESH | bulbar palsy |