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Rehabilitation

Department Of PMR

Team approach

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Associate manifestations

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& complications

Mental Retardation

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Epilepsy

Feeding, Nutrition, and Growth

Bladder Dysfunction

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Bowel Dysfunction

Sleep Disturbances

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Drooling

Hearing Loss

Visual Abnormalities

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Orthopaedic Abnormalities


Goals of Rehabilitation

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Improve mobility level of child

Prevent deformity and contractures

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Educate parents regarding home management of child

To train child in activities of daily living (ADL)

To improve social participation of affected child.

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Rehabilitation plan

There is no single blue print

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Each patient and his or her family provides

a separate chal enge


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Prognosis

Bleck(1987) has described tests for prognosis of walking

in children over 1 year

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Neck righting reflex, asymmetrical and symmetrical tonic

neck reflex, Moro reflex ? all should disappear by 1 yr

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Children who retain more than two primitive reflexes after

1 year.

Cannot sit unsupported by 4 year.

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Cannot walk unaided by 8 years are unlikely to ever walk

independently.

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NON-PHARMACOLOGICAL

MANAGEMENT


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Basic needs

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Ability to communicate with others

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Ability to cope with ADLs

Independent mobility

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Basic needs for a non walking child is straight

spine with level pelvis, painless hip and knee and
plantigrade feet

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Physical therapy

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Passive ROM exercises

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Stretching exercises

Strength training

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Neurodevelopmental therapy (NDT)/ Bobath technique:

aims to improve gross motor function and postural control
by facilitating muscle activity through key points of control
assisted by the therapist.

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Physical therapy

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Constraint-induced movement therapy holds promise in

improvements of upper limb dysfunction

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Involved placing a full arm cast on the unimpaired upper

limb for 21 consecutive days, accompanied by intensive
training of impaired hand for 6 hours each day.

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Functional electrical stimulation and biofeedback can

be helpful in training specific muscles

Occupational therapy

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The primary goal is to help patient gain more

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independence

Children work on fine motor skills by grasping and releasing

toys

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Practice handwriting skills and hand-eye coordination

Basic tasks such as bathing, dressing, brushing teeth, and

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eating are also addressed

They also work on fitting the child for special devices that

help them function. This may include utensils, dressing

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devices, wheelchairs, bathing seats




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Orthosis

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Goals include reduction of abnormal tone, avoidance of

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deformity, and facilitation of normal movement patterns

AFOs are used in case of dynamic equinus setting the

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ankle in neutral to slight dorsiflexion promotes heel strike
and limits knee recurvatum.

Hinged AFOs can be used with plantar flexion stop

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Ankle Foot Orthosis

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FLOOR REACTION

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ORTHOSIS

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Ankle set at neutral
dorsiflexion and molded
anteriorly to just below
the patella this limit

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crouch gait secondary to
hamstring spasticity by
creating an extension
moment at knee

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Orthosis

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Posterior leaf spring orthoses are thinned posteriorly to

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simulate push-off at the end of stance phase

KAFO & HKAFO do not improve gait and they add

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weight to already weak muscles

But they prevent deformity and facilitate standing

Long leg Tone inhibiting orthosis (with abduction

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mechanism in c/o adductor spasticity) and serial
casting help in cases of correctable deformities


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Assistive technology

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Power wheelchairs ? as young as 20 to 36 months can

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learn to use

Posterior postural walkers

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Ultrasonic detectors can be incorporated for cortical

blindness

Augmentative communication devices

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NON-SURGICAL

MANAGEMENT OF

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CEREBRAL PALSY


General consideration

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Factors to be considered before spasticity treatment:

1.

Whether to treat at all

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2.

Distribution (focal/ regional/global)

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3.

Degree of spasticity

4.

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Family support & ability

5.

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Physical access to medical care

Treatment options

Oral antispasticity medications

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Nerve & motor point block

Botulinum toxin

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Intrathecal baclofen


Oral medications

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Baclofen

Diazepam

Clonazepam

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Dantrolene

Tizanidine

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Baclofen

MOA: Activates GABA-B & decreases excitatory

neurotransmitter release.

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Dose:- starting dose 1 mg/kg/d (bid). 2 to 7 yr: max 40

mg, 8 to 11: max 60 mg, >12 yr: max 80 mg (divided
doses).

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S/E: sedation, confusion, paraesthesia, weakness.

Rapid withdrawal: rebound spasticity, fever,

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hallucination, seizure.

Caution: renal& hepatic compromise.


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Diazepam

MOA: Acts centrally on GABA-A & facilitates GABA

mediated inhibition.

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Dose:- <12 yr: 0.1--0.8 mg/kg/d,

>12 yr: 6--30 mg/d. (divided tid or qid)

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S/E: sedation, memory loss.

Rapid withdrawal: anxiety, insomnia, seizures.

Caution: Hepatic compromise

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Clonazepam

MOA: Same as Diazepam

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Dose:- <10 yr: 0.1--0.2 mg/kg/d,

>10 yr: max 20 mg/d. (divided bid/tid)

S/E: more sedation than Diazepam.

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Tizanidine

MOA: Alpha 2 agonist, facilitates action of glycine

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spinally & supraspinally.

Dose: 0.2--0.3 mg/kg/d (tid/qid).

Advantage: Reduces spasm at night, helpful for sleep

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S/E: hypotension, drowsiness.

Caution: Ciprofloxacin, hepatic compromise.

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Nerve & motor point block

Nerve block: Peri-neural injection targeting a

motor/mixed nerve to impair its function.

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Motor point block: Intramuscular injection lower down

the nerve trunk (below sensory branches) to create a
motor block with minimum sensory involvement.

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Chemical denervation

agents

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Phenol (5-7%): Denature protein of nerve tissue.

Alcohol (45-100%): Dehydrates nerve tissue & causes

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sclerosis of myelin sheath.

Site: Motor nerve/point located by electrical nerve

stimulator.

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Disadvantage of

phenol/alcohol

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Needs precise location of injection.

Pain & dysesthesia very common.

Overdose & accidental i.v injection may lead to

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depression, convulsion, cardiovascular collapse.


Botulinum toxin

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A protein and neurotoxin produced by the anaerobic

bacteria Clostridium botulinum.

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MOA: Blocks neurotransmitter (Ach) release at the

peripheral cholinergic nerve terminals

Reduction in muscle tension improved passive and active

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range of motion, facilitates stretching techniques (casting
and splinting).

Dosing is based on amount of tone present, patient's prior

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response to injections, residual function of the spastic
muscles, and potential impact of excessive tonal reduction

Intrathecal baclofen

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ITB therapy significantly reduced severe spasticity which

did not respond to oral medications and botulinum
toxin treatment.

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It might have reversible adverse effects or catheter-

related complications and spasticity reduction did not
always induce functional improvements.

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SURGICAL MANAGEMENT


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Four basic principles
Although the central nervous system injury, by definition, is non-

progressive, the deformities caused by abnormal muscle forces
and contractures are progressive.

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The treatments currently available correct the secondary

deformities only and not the primary problem.

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The deformities typically become worse during times of rapid

growth. For some patients, it may be beneficial to delay surgery
until after a significant growth spurt to decrease the risk of
recurrence.

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Operative or non-operative treatment should be done to

minimize the impact it has on the patient's socialization and
education.

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Operative Treatment

Operative treatment of deformities:

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(1) correct static or dynamic deformity

(2) balance muscle power across a joint

(3) reduce spasticity (neurectomy)

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(4) stabilize uncontrollable joints



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Often, procedures can be combined--an adductor tendon

release can be done at the time of pelvic osteotomy for hip
subluxation.

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Procedure

Indication

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Possible

complications

Hip

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Z-lengthening of

Flexion deformity

1. Decrease in hip

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Psoas tendon

of the hip over 20

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flexion pull

degree, shifting

the centre of

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2. Compensatory

gravity forwards if

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caliper gait with

primarily due to

increased pelvic

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Psoas

rotation

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Adductor

Scissoring gait

Asymmetrical

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tenotomy

causing instability

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abduction deformity

with pelvic tilt

Adductor tenotomy

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with Obturator

neurectomy

Procedure

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Indication

Possible

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complications

Knee surgery
Medial hamstring

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Flexion deformity

Patella alta, Knee

lengthenig

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of the hip over 30

recurvatum and

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degree during the

Secondary rotation of

gait

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tibia

Lateral hamstring

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Insufficient correction Patella alta & Knee

lengthening

after medial release

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recurvatum

(Biceps)

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(over 30 degree)

Distal rectus

Caliper gait (lack

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Decrease of

release

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of flexion at swing

extension pull

phase)

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inducing relapse of

flexion at stance

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phase


Procedure

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Indication

Possible

complications

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Ankle & Foot

Surgery
Tendo Achilles (Z-

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Equinus Deformity

Progressive crouch

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lengthening)

gait

Selective

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gastrocnemius

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fascial lengthening

using the Strayer or

Baker surgical

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techniques

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