《Chinese Journal of Rehabilitation Theory and Practice》 ›› 2002, Vol. 8 ›› Issue (01): 45-46.

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Effect of physical therapy on limb paralysis due to Guillain-Barre syndrome

LI Jie-hui, JI Shu-rong   

  1. Department of Physical Therapy, Beijing Bo’ai Hospital affiliated to China Rehabilitation Research Center, Beijing 100077, China
  • Received:2001-05-09 Published:2002-01-25 Online:2002-01-25

Abstract: ObjectiveStudy the efficacy of physiotherapy (PT) in the rehabilitation of the patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome. Method15 patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome were divided into 2 groups,exercise group(8 cases) and control group(7 cases),a retrospective study is made.ResultAs compared with control group, there is a significant improvent in muscle strenth and ADL in exercise group (P<0.01).ConclusionPT can effectively diminish the degree of disability of the patients with Guillain-Barre syndrome, shorten rehabilitation time ,and restore independence of self-care.

Key words: physiotherapy, rehabilitation, Guillain-Barre syndrome