Therapeutic rehabilitation for Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report
Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a genetic condition presenting with a triad of symptoms: short neck, limited range of motion in the neck, and a low posterior hair line. Herein, we report the case of an eight-year-old girl who presented with complaints of pain, numbness, and a triad of KFS at the Pae...
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Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a genetic condition presenting with a triad of symptoms: short neck, limited range of motion in the neck, and a low posterior hair line. Herein, we report the case of an eight-year-old girl who presented with complaints of pain, numbness, and a triad of KFS at the Paediatric Physical Therapy and Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre, Lahore. The aim of this report is to show that a rare syndrome can be coped very effectively through efficient goal setting. Physiotherapy intervention protocol was designed and given to the patient for four weeks and prognosis was established.
Keywords: Klippel-Feil syndrome, Physiotherapy Intervention, Genetic Condition.
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| spelling | doaj-art-d9fae87a2ca84ab8aaa21b28f819921a2025-08-20T03:40:06ZengPakistan Medical AssociationJournal of the Pakistan Medical Association0030-99822025-01-01750210.47391/JPMA.11563Therapeutic rehabilitation for Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case reportWardah Rauf0Samia Sarmad1Sameed Liaqat2Safa Saleem3Muhammad Jawad4Muhammad Ahad5University Institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanUniversity Institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanUniversity Institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanUniversity Institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanUniversity Institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, PakistanUniversity Institute of Physical Therapy, The University of Lahore, Lahore, Pakistan Klippel-Feil syndrome (KFS) is a genetic condition presenting with a triad of symptoms: short neck, limited range of motion in the neck, and a low posterior hair line. Herein, we report the case of an eight-year-old girl who presented with complaints of pain, numbness, and a triad of KFS at the Paediatric Physical Therapy and Neuro-Rehabilitation Centre, Lahore. The aim of this report is to show that a rare syndrome can be coped very effectively through efficient goal setting. Physiotherapy intervention protocol was designed and given to the patient for four weeks and prognosis was established. Keywords: Klippel-Feil syndrome, Physiotherapy Intervention, Genetic Condition. https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/11563Klippel Feil syndromePhysiotherapy InterventionGenetic Condition |
| spellingShingle | Wardah Rauf Samia Sarmad Sameed Liaqat Safa Saleem Muhammad Jawad Muhammad Ahad Therapeutic rehabilitation for Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association Klippel Feil syndrome Physiotherapy Intervention Genetic Condition |
| title | Therapeutic rehabilitation for Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report |
| title_full | Therapeutic rehabilitation for Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report |
| title_fullStr | Therapeutic rehabilitation for Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Therapeutic rehabilitation for Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report |
| title_short | Therapeutic rehabilitation for Klippel-Feil syndrome: a case report |
| title_sort | therapeutic rehabilitation for klippel feil syndrome a case report |
| topic | Klippel Feil syndrome Physiotherapy Intervention Genetic Condition |
| url | https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/11563 |
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