Decreasing adhesions and avoiding further surgery in a pediatric patient involved in a severe pedestrian versus motor vehicle accident

Decreasing adhesions and avoiding further surgery in a pediatric patient involved in a severe pedestrian versus motor vehicle accident

In this case study, we report the use of manual physical therapy in a pediatric patient experiencing complications from a life-threatening motor vehicle accident that necessitated 19 surgeries over the course of 12 months. Post-surgical adhesions decreased the patient’s quality of life. He developed...

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Main Authors: Amanda D. Rice, Leslie B. Wakefield, Kimberley Patterson, Evette D'Avy Reed, Belinda F. Wurn, C. Richard III King, Lawrence J. Wurn
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2014-02-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
Subjects:
physical therapy techniques, tissue adhesions, pediatrics, musculoskeletal manipulations
Online Access:http://www.pagepress.org/journals/index.php/pr/article/view/5126

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