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

Table 3

Intervention of stiff man syndrome.

S.No	Study	Intervention	Frequency/ wk	Duration	Supervision	Orthotics	HP
1	George et al. 1984	PT	NI	1 Month	NI	NI	NI
2	Weissman et al. 2005	PT	NI	2 Wks	NI	NI	NI
3	Potter 2006	FR; Stretching Exs; Relaxation Exs	Daily 2 Times/Wk	10 Days	Yes	RW	Yes
4	Hegyi 2011	US; Soft tissue mobilization; Stretching Exs	Once/Wk	15 Wks	NI	AFO	Yes
5	Kelly et al. 2014	NI	NI	1 Year	Yes	Leg casts and braces	Yes
6	Koca et al. 2014	ROM Exs; Stretching Exs; Relaxation Exs; Isometric Exs; MT	NI	NI	NI	B/L Elbow crutch	NI
7	Karaoglan et al. 2015	ROM Exs; Stretching Exs; Strengthening Exs	NI	NI	NI	Nil	Yes
8	Kahraman et al. 2016	Exs for Balance, Coordination, Posture, Strength, Flexibility; FM; Stretching Exs	5 Days/wk	1 Year	Yes	Walker	WA
9	Chang et al. 2016	PT	NI	NI	NI	NI	NI

PT: Physical Therapy; FR: Functional Retraining; US: Ultra Sound; Exs: Exercise; RW: Rolling Walker; AFO: Ankle Foot Orthosis; ROM: Range of Motion; B/L: Bilateral; FM: Functional Mobility; HP: Home Programme; WA: Ward Activities; MT: Mobilization Training; Wk: Week; NI: No Information.