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Volume 7, Issue 6 (Suppl)
J Nov Physiother
ISSN: 2165-7025 JNP, an open access journal
Physiotherapy 2017
November 27-29, 2017
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The use of combined treatment procedures during cervical dystonia
Dystonia is characterized by a colorful picture of symptoms. However, the different forms of manifestation, as well as their
treatment possibilities, are not sufficiently known. Cervical dystonia is the most prevalent type of dystonia and many patients
face a lifetime of chronic disability despite repetitive Botulinum neurotoxin A (BoNT) injections. A synergistic effect of
individualized physiotherapy adapted to this disease and the injection of BoNT within outpatient and inpatient neurological
rehabilitation is not sufficiently researched. In this workshop the individual therapeutic areas will be explained in the form
of a short overview followed by a chase study of a patient with torticollis. It is to assess if the results of the therapy show
improvement within body functions and activities, as well as the Health related Quality of Life. From the obtained results from
this case study, an improvement can be demonstrated after the combination of BoNT-injection and individualized therapy.
It becomes clear that a good therapy success is possible only through the implementation of several different therapeutic
procedures. This combination offers the patient an extended field of interventions to minimize their symptoms and improve
their quality of life.
Biography
Martina Christine Steinboeck is currently working as a Physical Therapist in the neurological rehabilitation clinic Vivantes in Berlin, Germany, focused on state-of-
the-art technology of gait rehabilitation and movement disorders.
martina.steinboeck@gmx.atMartina Christine Steinboeck
Vivantes Humboldt Clinic, Germany
Martina Christine Steinboeck, J Nov Physiother 2017, 7:6(Suppl)
DOI: 10.4172/2165-7025-C1-020