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

Table 4

Outcomes and results of stiff man syndrome.


S.No	Study	Outcomes	Method of Assessment	Results

1	George et al. 1984	Rigidity in all joints LL ROM Painful spasm	NI	↓Stiffness ↓Rigidity ↓Pain ↓Cramps NN LL ROM
2	Weissman et al. 2005	Rigidity Spasm ADL	NI	↑Sitting ↓Spasm ↓Stiffness ↑ADL
3	Potter 2006	Ankle ROM Stiffness Spasm Pain Strength Posture Gait	Goniometer DTR VAS MMT SI TUG FIM Ruler	↑ROM ↑Posture ↑Gait ↓Pain ↓Spasm ↑ADL
4	Hegyi 2011	Pain ROM Strength Flexibility	VAS GM MMT 90-90 SLRT	↓Pain ↓Spasm ↑Gait ↑ROM ↑Flexibility
5	Kelly et al. 2014	NI	NI	↑ADL

6	Koca et al. 2014	NI	NI	↓Severity ↓Pain ↓ Spasm
7	Karaoglan et al. 2015	NI	NI	↓Pain ↓Stiffness ↑Gait ↑QoL
8	Kahraman et al. 2016	Pain Strength FM	NPS MMT PFMP	↑Balance, ↑Gait ↑FM
9	Chang et al. 2016	Strength Stiffness Sensitivity Spasm	MMT Stiffness index HSI mRS	↓Stiffness ↓Sensitivity ↓Spasm

ROM: Range of Motion; ADL: Activities of Daily Living; VAS: Visual Analog Scale; GM: Goniometer; SLRT: Straight Leg Raising Test; FIM: Functional Independence Measure; TUG: Timed Up and Go Test; MMT: Manual Muscle Testing; DTR: Deep Tendon Reflex; SI: Sensory Integrity; QoL: Quality of Life; NPS: Numerical Pan Scale; PFMP: Physiotherapy Functional Mobility Profile; FM: Functional Mobility; HSI: Heightened Sensitivity Index; mRS: Modified Rank Score; ↓: Reduced; ↑: Improved; LL: Lower Limb; NN: Near Normal; NI: No Information.