Dave:
Your added information is very helpful. As I am an Orthopaedic Specialist
I will defer comments on your patient's condition to others on the list
with more of a neuro background.
Doug
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> The patient (40 years old) was diagnosed as right hemiplegia for one
> year. He is a wheelbound patient, so most of the time his knee is kept
> in 90 flexion. If the hamstring is stretched every day, would it be
> fully extension finally?
>
> Dave
> At Fri, 03 Nov 2000 07:58:17 -0500, you wrote
> >
> >
> >Dave:
> >
> >Some more information would be helpful to better answer your
> question.
> >Please provide a detailed outline of the patient (age, exam findings
> your
> >diagnosis etc.), the reason for the contracture, the muscle(s)
> involved,
> >how long have you been treating him/her, what progress has been made
> thus
> >far and any other information that may be helpful. Otherwise any
> advice you
> >get will have limited value.
> >
> >[log in to unmask] 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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> >Douglas M. White, PT, OCS
> >Physical Therapist, Consultant
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191 Blue Hills Parkway
Milton, MA USA 02186
P: 617.696.1974
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