The Use of PNF Therapy for a Speech Therapist and a Physiotherapist – Case Study of a Patient with a History of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage Cover Image

Zastosowanie terapii metodą PNF w pracy neurologopedy i fizjoterapeuty – studium przypadku pacjentki z przebytym krwotokiem podpajęczynówkowym
The Use of PNF Therapy for a Speech Therapist and a Physiotherapist – Case Study of a Patient with a History of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage

Author(s): Monika Knychalska-Zbierańska, Katarzyna Walas
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Applied Linguistics, Psycholinguistics, Neuropsychology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: subarachnoid haemorrhage; aneurysm; PNF; aphasia; operational improvement

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the specificity of the work of a speech therapist and a physiotherapist with a neurological patient. The authors discuss the diagnosis, the speech therapy and the effects of physiotherapy of a patient with a history of subarachnoid haemorrhage; the method of PNF was used in this case. In this article the most important questions and effects of the therapy are described. In addition, the text contains a list of classes used in the treatment of both the vital functions and the lower and upper limb. They are characteristic of the chosen method of therapy.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 4
  • Page Range: 349-363
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: Polish