Is Stiff Person Syndrome Benefited by Physical Therapy Intervention? Summary of Case Reports

Table 1

Data base with patient complaints of Stiff man syndrome.

S.No	Study	Sex	Age	IP/OP	Occupation	Marital status	Patient Complaints
1	George et al. 1984	F	42	IP/OP	NI	Married	Could not walk and perform ADL without assistance Confined to bed; Painful spasm in many muscles
2	Weissman et al. 2005	F	49	IP	NI	NI	Rigidity, Spasm and Contractures; Inability to ambulate; ↓ADL; Painful back; Muscle weakness; Orthostatic hypotension
3	Potter 2006	M	33	IP	Laborer	Married	Pain spasm; ↓ADL; Need wheel chair for locomotion
4	Hegyi 2011	F	24	OP	Care giver	Single	Painful muscle spasm; Gait anomalies; ↓ROM in Lt LL
5	Kelly et al. 2014	F	64	IP	NI	NI	Pain stiffness with cognitive and functional decline
6	Koca et al. 2014	F	58	IP	NI	NI	Rigidity UL, LL and Abdominal muscle; Painful muscle spasm; Difficulty in walking
7	Karaoglan et al. 2015	F	26	IP	NI	NI	Anxiety; LBP; Abdominal and back muscles contracture; Gait distraction
8	Kahraman et al. 2016	F	65	IP	NI	Married	Shoulder pain; ↓Muscle strength; Impaired balance in sitting; ↓Functional mobility
9	Chang et al. 2016	F	55	NI	NI	NI	Painful muscle spasm in trunk and LL; Intermittent stiffness in LL; Difficulty in ambulation; Several falls

F: Female; M: Male; IP: Inpatient; OP: Outpatient; Lt: Left; ↓: Reduced; UL: Upper Limb; LL: Lower Limb; ADLs: Activity of Daily Living; LBP: Low Back Pain; ROM: Range of Motion; NI: No Information.