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Case Study of Physiotherapeutic Treatment of a Patient Diagnosed with Vascular Myelopathy
Kleanderová, Michala ; Novotná, Irena (advisor) ; Vrbický, David (referee)
Author: Michala Kleanderová Supervisor: Mgr. Irena Novotná Title: Case Study of Physiotherapeutic Treatment of a Patient Diagnosed with Vascular Myelopathy Objectives: The aim of this bachelor thesis is to present a case study of a patient diagnosed with vascular myelopathy. The next aim is to summarize the theoretical findings from published literature about this disease and the possibilities of its influence from the perspective of physiotherapy. Methods: The thesis is divided into theoretical and special parts. The theoretical part of the thesis was based on a research of Czech and foreign literature available on this topic. In the special part, a case study of a patient with this diagnosis is presented. During the treatment of the patient, examination and therapy techniques which are part of the curriculum of the Bachelor's degree in physiotherapy at Faculty of Physical Education and Sport of Charles University were used. Results: During the therapy sessions, improvement of pathologic gait patterns was achieved, which were the main goals of the therapy plan. Thus, an improvement in the patient's quality of life was achieved. Conclusion: The stated objectives of the thesis were achieved. Keywords: spinal cord, arteriovenous malformation, spastic paraparesis, physiotherapy
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