Abstract

HERRERA SANTOS, Mayda Bárbara; VALENZUELA FONSECA, Leydys  and  TORRES ALVARADO, Minelia. Use of magnetotherapy and craneopuncture in a patient with quadriparesis. MEDISAN [online]. 2018, vol.22, n.7, pp.567-577. ISSN 1029-3019.

The case report of a patient with diagnosis of quadriparesis due to a cervical vertebral fracture and severe medullary compression, taking place due to a fall from a height of 2 meters is presented. According to the physical examination, the radiological studies and the use of neurological scales, he presented total loss of the motor function, of the sensorial discrimination of pain and of temperature under the lesion level. Due to the sequels of the traumatic lesions in the central nervous system, bioenergetic rehabilitative treatment was applied: magnetotherapy and craneopuncture, supplemented with kinesiotherapy and occupational therapy, and an improvement of the force, the muscle tone and the functional capacity, with coordination of walking was obtained.

Keywords : quadriplejia; cervical fracture; compression of the spinal cord; magnetotherapy; craneopuncture.

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