Physioterapheutic strategy in the treatment of a anephric child – Case report <b>[Abstract in English]</b>

Authors

  • A. Rocha
  • Sandro V. Hostyn
  • P. X. Hommerding
  • C. Johnston

Abstract

Objective: Narrate the case of anefric children that was submitted to respiratory and motor physiotherapy, during hospital interned period.
Method: In this case study, an eleven months year old boy, anefric, was evaluated before physiotherapy treatment and two months latter of treatment. Denver’s scale was employed to evaluate neuropsicomotor development. Respiratory evaluation used vital signals, oxygen saturation and oxigenotheray withdraw.
Results: After two months of physiotherapy treatment, criteria of Denver’s scale, such as motoradaptative, individual, social and motor register improvements. Respiratory physiotherapy treatment resulted in thorax expansion and reduction of secretion aspiration.
Conclusion: In this case study, respiratory and motor physiotherapy brought important improvement to neuropsicomotor development of the child, as well ventilators increment. These results suggest that patients with similar clinical status could benefit with similar treatment.
KEY WORDS: POLYCYSTIC KIDNEY DISEASES; KIDNEY/ ABNORMALITIES; PHYSICAL THERAPY TECHNIQUES; PHYSICAL THERAPY DEPARTMENT, HOSPITAL; RESPIRATORY THERAPY; MUSCLE WEAKNESS/rehabilitation; CHILD; INFANT.

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2006-10-17

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Rocha, A., Hostyn, S. V., Hommerding, P. X., & Johnston, C. (2006). Physioterapheutic strategy in the treatment of a anephric child – Case report <b>[Abstract in English]</b>. Scientia Medica, 15(2). Retrieved from https://revistaseletronicas.pucrs.br/ojs/index.php/scientiamedica/article/view/1552

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Vol. 15 No. 2 (2005)

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Case Reports

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