Parsonage-Turner syndrome (neuralgic amyotrophy) – case report

Andrzej Kwolek
Małgorzata Majka-Sibiga
Jolanta Zwolińska
Dorota Korab
Institute of Physiotherapy of University of Rzeszów, Poland
Z Instytutu Fizjoterapii Uniwersytetu Rzeszowskiego Szpitala Wojewódzkiego nr 2 w Rzeszowie
Institute of Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland
Z Oddziału Rehabilitacji Szpitala Wojewódzkiego nr 2 w Rzeszowie

Abstract

Parsonage-Turner syndrome is a rare clinical syndrome sometimes creating a big diagnostic problems and a bilateral syndrome occurs particularly rare. Considering lack of causual treatment exists necessity of indywidual choice and regular improvement of therapeutic process. In the paper were presented diagnostics problems and obtained results of different forms of treatment in bilateral syndrome. In the treatment was applicated pharmacotherapy, kinesitherapy connected with physical procedures (classical massage, electrostimulation, heating with sollux, magnetotherapy) which allows to create a optimal conditions for nerves regeneration and for regaining a better muscles funtion. In the evaluation of treatment result also were used traditional eletrodiagnostics methods, which easily can be perform in each physiotherapy workshop.

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