Effect of physical therapy regimen on the recovery of individual with Osteogenesis Imperfecta: A Case Report
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Abstract
Brittle bone disease otherwise known as Osteogenesis Imperfecta(OI).Reduced bone quality following excessive bone fragility is involved in the genetic disorders like Osteogenesis Imperfecta(OI).Osteopenia, recurrent fractures, progressive deformity, loss of mobility, and chronic bone pain are some characteristics of severe osteogenesis imperfecta. In patients with OI Post operative fracture treatment is challenging and disappointing fixation of implants due to altered bone quality is resulted. In this case report we are presenting a case of 17year old boy with femur shaft fractured secondary to osteogenesis imperfecta who came to Dr. D.Y.Patil College of Physiotherapy (DYPCPT) for physiotherapy treatment. Patient came with the complaint of difficulty in standing, walking since 2years which was aggravated last week. Patient also had weakness in lower limbs and pain in both knee joints since last 2years. The patient had a past medical history of osteogenesis imperfecta. Proper assessment of range of motion (ROM), manual muscle testing (MMT) and pain (VAS) was taken before and after the treatment. The treatment was focused on managing pain, correcting the deformity, strengthening of the muscles and improvement of patient's quality of life. This concludes that the patient's mobility and muscle strength in the lower limb muscles were enhanced with physiotherapy.