Leprosy in the past has been shrouded in mystery and characterised by deformity. While much more is known of the disease today, allowing the majority of patients to be treated without undue difficulty, physiotherapy in lep-rosy has grown out of a need to prevent, minimise and correct deformities caused by the disease. This paper presents the aetiology of deformity in leprosy and outlines the role of physiotherapy in the management of leprosy patients with neuritis and permanent paralysis. It also describes physiotherapy in tendon transfer surgery and emphasises the need for a domicillary treatment programme to suit the leprosy endemic areas in the Northern Territory of Australia.
BT - The Australian journal of Physiotherapy C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25026306?dopt=Abstract DO - 10.1016/S0004-9514(14)60779-0 IS - 6 J2 - Aust J Physiother LA - eng N2 -Leprosy in the past has been shrouded in mystery and characterised by deformity. While much more is known of the disease today, allowing the majority of patients to be treated without undue difficulty, physiotherapy in lep-rosy has grown out of a need to prevent, minimise and correct deformities caused by the disease. This paper presents the aetiology of deformity in leprosy and outlines the role of physiotherapy in the management of leprosy patients with neuritis and permanent paralysis. It also describes physiotherapy in tendon transfer surgery and emphasises the need for a domicillary treatment programme to suit the leprosy endemic areas in the Northern Territory of Australia.
PY - 1982 SP - 9 EP - 12 T2 - The Australian journal of Physiotherapy TI - Physiotherapy in leprosy. UR - http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0004951414607790 VL - 28 SN - 0004-9514 ER -