Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation and cranial electrical stimulation technique in a patient with stiff person syndrome
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Cranial electrical stimulation, Proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation, Stiff person syndromeAbstract
Introduction: Stiff person syndrome is a rare disorder which affects the central nervous system. It is characterized by fluctuation muscle stiffness and persistent painful muscle spasm that involve both agonist and antagonist muscles simultaneously. Initially, the condition is intermittent and over time, it becomes continuous, the objective of this research is to characterize the combined application of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) and the technique of cranial electrical stimulation by microcurrents (CES) both help to alleviate the symptoms in the patient with stiff person syndrome (SPS).
Case Report: In this research wok, the analysis was carried out in a 46-year-old female patient from the city of Cochabamba. The technique to select the sample was non-probabilistic because it was a case study. Within the evaluations, various scales were used that were adapted to the pathology.
Discussion: The intervention process for the application of Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation, which has an inhibitory effect on excited motor neurons by stimulating neuromuscular receptors, makes it possible to cushion the excitatory load of motor neurons and the technique of Cranial Electrical Stimulation by microcurrents that causes electrical changes in the brain, having direct action on different brain structures such as: the limbic system, the reticular formation, the hypothalamus and the brain stem, increasing the production of endorphins and some neurotransmitters such as serotonin, dopamine and norepinephrine. The results were recorded and through tables, the clinical picture was compared before the application of the protocol and after its application, obtaining as a result, a significant improvement in the clinical picture of the rigid person syndrome.
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