Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patients
INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate spasticity in human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients before and after physical therapy using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). METHODS: Nine subject...
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| author | Luana Rego Rodrigues Luzielma Macedo Glória Mayara do Socorro Brito dos Santos Rita Medeiros George Alberto da Silva Dias Denise da Silva Pinto |
| author_facet | Luana Rego Rodrigues Luzielma Macedo Glória Mayara do Socorro Brito dos Santos Rita Medeiros George Alberto da Silva Dias Denise da Silva Pinto |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate spasticity in human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients before and after physical therapy using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). METHODS: Nine subjects underwent physical therapy. Spasticity was evaluated using the Modified Ashworth Scale. The obtained scores were converted into ICF body functions scores. RESULTS: The majority of subjects had a high degree of spasticity in the quadriceps muscles. According to the ICF codes, the spasticity decreased after 20 sessions of physical therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The ICF was effective in evaluating spasticity in HAM/TSP patients. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-cb241c2f7aa84749a89a93364e0f773d2022-12-22T03:29:55ZengSociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT)Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical1678-98492015-04-0148220220510.1590/0037-8682-0222-2014S0037-86822015000200202Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patientsLuana Rego RodriguesLuzielma Macedo GlóriaMayara do Socorro Brito dos SantosRita MedeirosGeorge Alberto da Silva DiasDenise da Silva PintoINTRODUCTION: This study aimed to evaluate spasticity in human T-lymphotropic virus type 1-associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis (HAM/TSP) patients before and after physical therapy using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF). METHODS: Nine subjects underwent physical therapy. Spasticity was evaluated using the Modified Ashworth Scale. The obtained scores were converted into ICF body functions scores. RESULTS: The majority of subjects had a high degree of spasticity in the quadriceps muscles. According to the ICF codes, the spasticity decreased after 20 sessions of physical therapy. CONCLUSIONS: The ICF was effective in evaluating spasticity in HAM/TSP patients.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822015000200202&lng=en&tlng=enTropical spastic paraparesisICFSpasticity |
| spellingShingle | Luana Rego Rodrigues Luzielma Macedo Glória Mayara do Socorro Brito dos Santos Rita Medeiros George Alberto da Silva Dias Denise da Silva Pinto Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patients Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical Tropical spastic paraparesis ICF Spasticity |
| title | Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patients |
| title_full | Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patients |
| title_fullStr | Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patients |
| title_full_unstemmed | Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patients |
| title_short | Using the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in HAM/TSP patients |
| title_sort | using the international classification of functioning disability and health as a tool for analysis of the effect of physical therapy on spasticity in ham tsp patients |
| topic | Tropical spastic paraparesis ICF Spasticity |
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