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Rehabilitation Therapists’ Role in Management of Neuromuscular Disease

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Symptom management of individuals with neuromuscular disease requires a specialized approach to rehabilitation management. Symptoms and rate of progression vary greatly among different conditions and individuals. Occupational, physical, and speech therapists have unique skills that are essential to multidisciplinary management of neuromuscular disease.

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Abbreviations

AAC:

Augmentative and alternative communication

AD:

Assistive device

ADLs:

Activities of daily living

AFO:

Ankle-foot orthosis

ALS:

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

ALS-CBS:

ALS Cognitive Behavioral Screen

ALSFRS-R:

ALS Functional Rating Scale-Revised

ATP:

Assistive technology practitioner

CMT:

Charcot-Marie-Tooth

EADLs:

Electronic aids to daily living

FVC:

Forced vital capacity

IADLs:

Instrumental activities of daily living

IBM:

Inclusion body myositis

LE:

Lower extremity

MCP:

Metacarpophalangeal joint

MMD:

Myotonic muscular dystrophy

NMD:

Neuromuscular disease

OT:

Occupational therapist

PLS:

Primary lateral sclerosis

PT:

Physical therapist

ROM:

Range of motion

SLP:

Speech-language pathologist

UE:

Upper extremity

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Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Karen Stine, MS, CCC-SLP; Sara Junge, MS, CCC-SLP; Cynthia Gackle OTR/L; Monica Wainio, PT; and Jackie Geiser, PT, DPT for their invaluable contributions to this chapter.

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Samuel, R. (2018). Rehabilitation Therapists’ Role in Management of Neuromuscular Disease. In: Walk, D. (eds) Clinical Handbook of Neuromuscular Medicine . Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-67116-1_7

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