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Conditions Treated by Physical Therapy Cont

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- Conditions Treated by Physical Therapy Disorder/Pathology Description Fracture Broken bone Multiple sclerosis Inflammatory disease of the central nervous system, generally strikes adults between ages 20 and 40 and causes progressive weakness and numbness Muscular dystrophy Wasting disease of the muscles Neck trauma Damage to neck muscles and nerves as the result of trauma or injury (such as whiplash from a car accident) Osteoporosis Disease that results in a reduction of bone mass that frequently occurs in postmenopausal women; can result in back pain and fractures Paraplegia Paralysis of the lower portion of the body Parkinson's disease Chronic nerve disease with fine tremors, slow gait, muscular weakness, and rigidity Poliomyelitis Acute viral disease that causes an inflammation of the gray matter of the spinal cord, resulting in paralysis in some cases; has been brought under partial control through vaccinations Quadriplegia Paralysis of all four extremities of the body Rheumatoid arthritis Form of arthritis with inflammation of the joints, swelling, stiffness, and pain Sprain Pain and disability caused by trauma to a joint; a ligament may be torn in a severe sprain Strain Trauma to a muscle from excessive stretching or pulling
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