Manual muscle strength testing has an important function in the management of leprosy patients. Its importance was first recognized in the 1960s, especially when following patients who were started on steroid treatment to monitor the nerve function and the effect of treatment. In those days, and still in many centres today, many or all muscles were tested that are innervated by the nerves that can be at risk in leprosy. The author argues that not all muscles innervated by the nerves at risk need to be tested and also that many muscles cannot be tested in isolation. A muscle charting form is presented which is suitable for screening purposes, and that also allows for more detail when motor function is impaired.
BT - Leprosy review C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11105484?dopt=Abstract CN - Infolep Library - available DA - 2000 Sep DO - 10.5935/0305-7518.20000029 IS - 3 J2 - Lepr Rev LA - eng N2 -Manual muscle strength testing has an important function in the management of leprosy patients. Its importance was first recognized in the 1960s, especially when following patients who were started on steroid treatment to monitor the nerve function and the effect of treatment. In those days, and still in many centres today, many or all muscles were tested that are innervated by the nerves that can be at risk in leprosy. The author argues that not all muscles innervated by the nerves at risk need to be tested and also that many muscles cannot be tested in isolation. A muscle charting form is presented which is suitable for screening purposes, and that also allows for more detail when motor function is impaired.
PY - 2000 SP - 258 EP - 67 T2 - Leprosy review TI - Monitoring motor nerve function in leprosy patients. UR - http://leprev.ilsl.br/pdfs/2000/v71n3/pdf/v71n3a05.pdf VL - 71 SN - 0305-7518 ER -