Physiotherapy in myasthenia gravis
Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare neuromuscular disease with an autoimmune background. It is characterized by the presence of antibodies directed against the acetylcholine receptor. Diagnosing MG poses a lot of difficulties because it is characterized by high variability of symptoms. The most importa...
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| author | Klaudia Kwiatkowska Martyna Lamtych Karolina Kubiak Nataliia Badiuk |
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| description | Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare neuromuscular disease with an autoimmune background. It is characterized by the presence of antibodies directed against the acetylcholine receptor. Diagnosing MG poses a lot of difficulties because it is characterized by high variability of symptoms. The most important symptoms of this disease are weakness and excessive muscular fatigue. Diagnosis of the MG requires carrying out a diagnostic tests with a broad spectrum. One of the elements of the comprehensive treatment of patients with MG is the implementation of appropriate physiotherapeutic procedures. Together with other forms of therapy, it alleviates the symptoms of the disease and improves the quality of life of people with myasthenia.
The aim of this work is to present diagnostic methods and physiotherapeutic possibilities in one of the neuromuscular diseases - myasthenia gravis. The bibliographic databases were searched: PubMed, Polish Medical Bibliography and Medline. Articles in Polish and English were used. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4222d8714539451a8b5516937987d07b2022-12-22T01:26:51ZengKazimierz Wielki UniversityJournal of Education, Health and Sport2391-83062018-12-018121027103810.5281/zenodo.32426656239Physiotherapy in myasthenia gravisKlaudia Kwiatkowska0Martyna Lamtych1Karolina Kubiak2Nataliia Badiuk3Student Scientific Circle at Chair of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz,Student Scientific Circle at Chair of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz,Student Scientific Circle at Chair of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Ergonomics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz,State Enterprise Ukrainian Research Institute for Medicine of Transport, Ministry of Health of Ukraine, Odesa,Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a rare neuromuscular disease with an autoimmune background. It is characterized by the presence of antibodies directed against the acetylcholine receptor. Diagnosing MG poses a lot of difficulties because it is characterized by high variability of symptoms. The most important symptoms of this disease are weakness and excessive muscular fatigue. Diagnosis of the MG requires carrying out a diagnostic tests with a broad spectrum. One of the elements of the comprehensive treatment of patients with MG is the implementation of appropriate physiotherapeutic procedures. Together with other forms of therapy, it alleviates the symptoms of the disease and improves the quality of life of people with myasthenia. The aim of this work is to present diagnostic methods and physiotherapeutic possibilities in one of the neuromuscular diseases - myasthenia gravis. The bibliographic databases were searched: PubMed, Polish Medical Bibliography and Medline. Articles in Polish and English were used.http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7008myasthenia gravisneuromuscular diseasephysiotherapy |
| spellingShingle | Klaudia Kwiatkowska Martyna Lamtych Karolina Kubiak Nataliia Badiuk Physiotherapy in myasthenia gravis Journal of Education, Health and Sport myasthenia gravis neuromuscular disease physiotherapy |
| title | Physiotherapy in myasthenia gravis |
| title_full | Physiotherapy in myasthenia gravis |
| title_fullStr | Physiotherapy in myasthenia gravis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Physiotherapy in myasthenia gravis |
| title_short | Physiotherapy in myasthenia gravis |
| title_sort | physiotherapy in myasthenia gravis |
| topic | myasthenia gravis neuromuscular disease physiotherapy |
| url | http://www.ojs.ukw.edu.pl/index.php/johs/article/view/7008 |
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