Bogusław Frańczuk, Wojciech Szwarczyk, Magdalena Wilk, Maciej Kasparek, Janusz Otfinowski

Bogusław Frańczuk, Wojciech Szwarczyk, Magdalena Wilk, Maciej Kasparek, Janusz Otfinowski – Continous passive motion as a method of kinesitherapy in the treatment of brachialgia. Fizjoterapia Polska 2001; 1(2); 123-126

Abstract
Background. The purpose of this article is to describe the treatment outcomes for patients with bracchialgia who received, in addition to standard rehabilitation, treatment by continuous passive movement (CPM) as well. Material and methods. The research involved 55 patients under treatment in the Clinic of Traumatology at the Jagiellonian University’s Collegium Medicum, in accordance with the standard approach to rehabilitation. In 25 these cases (group II), CPM treatment was applied additionally. In order to evaluate rehabilitation outcome, the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) was applied to assess pain symptoms, the range of active movements was tested in the humeral joint (especially painful abduction), and a two-degree self evaluation scale was applied to measure satisfaction with the state of health: satisfactory (the limb can be used with relative facility) or unsatisfactory (major limitations in the functions of the upper limb). The patients were tested twice: once before treatment and again after its completion. Conclusion. The results obtained justify the conclusion that patients with post-traumatic brachialgia, when subjected to rehabilitation obtain a reduction in pain symptoms, an increase in joint mobility, and improvement in the subjective evaluation of the state of health. Greater improvement is obtained by patients when continous passive motion (CPM) is added to the program. CPM can be recommended as a method for kinesitherapy in the rehabilitation of bracchialgia.

Key words:
continous passive motion, bracchialgia

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