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The purpose of this case is to describe the clinical treatment plan for a patient diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome hypermobility type and determine the benefits of low grade physical therapy manipulation as an intervention.

Publication Date

Summer 2018

City

St. Augustine, FL

Keywords

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Physical Therapy Modalities

Disciplines

Physical Therapy

Comments

Presented at the Summer 2018 Research Day on the St. Augustine, FL, campus of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.

References (http://qrs.ly/uk7d017):

1. Mulvey M, Macfarlane G, Beasley M, et al. Modest Association of Joint Hypermobility With Disabling and Limiting Musculoskeletal Pain: Results From a Large-Scale General Population– Based Survey. Arthritis Car Res. 2013;65(8):1325-1333. doi:10.1002/acr.21979
2. Simmonds J, Keer R. Hypermobility and the hypermobility syndrome. Man Ther. 2007;12(4):298-309.
3. Pennetti A. A multimodal physical therapy approach utilizing the Maitland concept in the management of a patient with cervical and lumbar radiculitis and Ehlers–Danlos syndrome-hypermobility type: A case report. Physiother. Theory Pract. 2018;34(7):559-568.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome-Hypermobility Type: Can We Use Physical Therapy Manipulation?
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