Try serial casting to regain range... The key is PROLONGED stretch.
NK
At 08:20 PM 11/3/00 +0800, you wrote:
>I have a patient with muscle contracture (knee extension - 30 lack) and
>passive stretching is done every day. I am questioned that the knee
>extension could be full finally? My senior said that the structures
>inside muscle was changed already in case of contracture, so the range
>of motion can only be maintained for preventing from further
>decreasing, is that true?
>
>Dave
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