Physical Therapy for a Patient with Essential Tremor and Prolonged Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case Report

BACKGROUND: There is a lack of evidence examining the role of physical therapy (PT) to address movement dysfunction for individuals with essential tremor (ET). CASE REPORT: A 61-year-old male with ET and prolonged bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) completed 14 sessions of outpatient PT that emp...

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Autores principales: Ulanowski, Elizabeth A., Danzl, Megan M., Sims, Kara M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2017
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5357321/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28316875
http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8X92H0G
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description BACKGROUND: There is a lack of evidence examining the role of physical therapy (PT) to address movement dysfunction for individuals with essential tremor (ET). CASE REPORT: A 61-year-old male with ET and prolonged bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) completed 14 sessions of outpatient PT that emphasized balance, functional movements, and proximal stability training with an integration of principles of body awareness training and visual motor coordination. Improvements were noted in all outcome measures. DISCUSSION: This report describes a novel PT approach that offers a promising means of improving functional mobility and balance while decreasing falls risk in patients with ET.
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spelling pubmed-53573212017-03-19 Physical Therapy for a Patient with Essential Tremor and Prolonged Deep Brain Stimulation: A Case Report Ulanowski, Elizabeth A. Danzl, Megan M. Sims, Kara M. Tremor Other Hyperkinet Mov (N Y) Case Reports BACKGROUND: There is a lack of evidence examining the role of physical therapy (PT) to address movement dysfunction for individuals with essential tremor (ET). CASE REPORT: A 61-year-old male with ET and prolonged bilateral deep brain stimulation (DBS) completed 14 sessions of outpatient PT that emphasized balance, functional movements, and proximal stability training with an integration of principles of body awareness training and visual motor coordination. Improvements were noted in all outcome measures. DISCUSSION: This report describes a novel PT approach that offers a promising means of improving functional mobility and balance while decreasing falls risk in patients with ET. Columbia University Libraries/Information Services 2017-03-15 /pmc/articles/PMC5357321/ /pubmed/28316875 http://dx.doi.org/10.7916/D8X92H0G Text en © 2017 Ulanowski et al. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution–Noncommerical–No Derivatives License, which permits the user to copy, distribute, and transmit the work provided that the original author and source are credited; that no commercial use is made of the work; and that the work is not altered or transformed.
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