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The purpose of this study is to describe a rehabilitation program for low back pain in an individual with Marfan syndrome and surgical history of aortic root repair with mechanical aortic valve replacement (AVR) and Harrington rod placement to correct spinal scoliosis.
Publication Date
Summer 2018
City
St. Augustine, FL
Keywords
Marfan Syndrome, Rehabilitation, Low Back Pain, Physical Therapy Modalities, Scoliosis, Musculoskeletal Manipulations, Exercise Therapy
Disciplines
Physical Therapy
Recommended Citation
Sims, C.,
&
Viti, J.
(2018, July 1). Marfan Syndrome, It Doesn’t Have to be a Pain in the Back. Poster presented at the Campus Research Day Symposium, University of St Augustine for Health Sciences.
Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/flsasummer2018/3
Sims, Carolyn and Viti, Jim, "Marfan Syndrome, It Doesn’t Have to be a Pain in the Back" (2018). St. Augustine, Summer 2018. 3.
Retrieved from https://soar.usa.edu/flsasummer2018/3
Comments
Presented at the Summer 2018 Research Day on the St. Augustine, FL, campus of the University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences.
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