Clinical Rehabilitation: Pavel Kolář Et Al
Clinical Rehabilitation: Pavel Kolář Et Al
Clinical Rehabilitation: Pavel Kolář Et Al
Clinical
Rehabilitation
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FOREWORD
The main motivation for me to begin work on this In this book, I focused on the treatment component
textbook was an effort to refine knowledge of the of rehabilitation and devoted more space to it than the
qualified public about rehabilitation and provide educational, social and occupational areas. Given the
a framework regarding the true objectives of this fact that the diagnostic and treatment approaches of
field. Our profession is sometimes misconceived as rehabilitation are focused primarily on the movement
massage therapy, exercising after orthopedic proce- system, this field reaches into practically all clinical
dures, rehabilitation and sometimes it is reduced to fields (neurology, orthopedics, internal medicine,
only the use of therapeutic agents (modalities). I have oncology, immunology, psychiatry, etc.). Movement
also encountered the opinion that it is linked to or function plays an important role in all of these clinical
even directly considered some kind of an alternative fields. This is because physical activity and its repeated
treatment. Another important motivation for me was action manifest themselves by a change in function in
the lack of current study materials for physicians un- a number of systems (cardiorespiratory, immune, cen-
dergoing residencies, for graduate and post-graduate tral nervous system and metabolic changes), which
physical therapy students, as well as for physicians of allows for influencing these systems through modula-
other clinical specialties who want to be introduced to tion of its intensity, frequency and form. Another re-
the methods of treatment rehabilitation used in their ason why rehabilitation reaches into several medical
specialization. fields is the fact that the sensory afferent inputs from
In my view, I consider it essential that the foundati- the entire body are always processed not only within
on for rehabilitation treatment approaches be neither its own sensory modality (visual, acoustic, proprio-
a trend nor a school of thought (chiropractics, osteo- ceptive, integumentary, etc.), but also within an inte-
pathy, musculoskeletal medicine), but rather a wide, grated motor function. Our eyes, respiratory muscles,
general foundation in the fields of clinical physiology tongue, etc. serve not only the function they are do-
and neurophysiology. It also needs to be appreciated minantly selected for, but they also participate in pos-
that rehabilitation is not only limited to diagnostic tural and locomotive functions. This is well observed
and treatment methods, but it also attempts to limit in athletic performances in which maximal force or
the extent of psychological, behavioral and social a precisely accurate movement needs to be accomplis-
changes related to the consequences of an injury or hed. For example, to strike a ball with required force,
illness. Therefore, rehabilitation should not be perce- a tennis player makes a movement with their extre-
ived as strictly a medical field but a field that over- mity, which is linked to a face expression, movement
reaches these boundaries and extends into the social, of the tongue in the direction of the stroke, eye mo-
academic and work arenas. Comprehensive (integra- vement in the direction of the stroke, modification of
ted) rehabilitation applies to individuals whose health breathing by diaphragm activity (a grunt, Valsalva) to
was compromised to a varied extent as a result of an facilitate trunk stabilization, position of the contrala-
illness, injury or a congenital defect and who require teral extremity into the opposite (reciprocal) position
special assistance to achieve the highest possible level etc. It is an overall involuntary movement pattern that
of independence. A person with a disability perceives interlinks individual sensory modalities and, thus, it
limitations that they are unable to overcome while is related to the majority of medical fields. This princi-
performing certain activities but they feel able and ple of modality integration within postural locomotor
healthy in a number of other activities. Removing and functions is a component of CNS development and it
solving these limiting problems is one of the particu- was established based on this principle. The fact that
larly important tasks of rehabilitation. Therefore, the the described integration occurs at higher levels of
concept of rehabilitation must complement not only control than the spinal cord and the brain stem is sig-
the treatment process but also the subsequent rehabi- nificant. This can also provide hypotheses regarding
litation process. the effects of a number of alternative approaches who-
From this point of view, rehabilitation is a very se justification of spinal cord and brain reflexology is
broad field which cannot be covered in detail in one not sufficient and is therefore substituted in clinical
book. Similarly, it is not possible to cover this extensi- practice by alternative explanations. These central
ve subject by one specialist. Success is based on a co- programs are organized above the brain stem level
ordinated effort of various specialists. and can explain why functional pathologies become
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chained in predetermined sequences; why needle ap- O. Stary played an important role. Stary and K. Lewit
plication in a single point has functional consequen- demonstrated the significance of painful functional
ces in a completely distant area of the body including deficits of the movement system. In this aspect, the
the visceral region; why an internal dysfunction does large contribution of Professor J. Jirout who was the
not only show reflexive response in the corresponding founder of functional radiology of the spine, needs
segment but in quite distant areas and in various af- to be remembered. Thanks to the work of Professor
ferent modalities (skin hyperalgic zones, changes in V. Janda, the basic significance of movement patterns
dermographism, muscle trigger points, joint restricti- was gradually underwood and the term “functional
ons, etc.); why respiratory function can be influenced pathology of the movement system” was established.
through eye movement (eye movement automatically This presentation was even further strengthened by
causes change in the breathing pattern); why breathing the influence of scientific studies and personal con-
pattern changes with a change in hand position, and tact with D.G. Simons and J.G. Travell to whom we are
a number of other phenomena. The control system grateful for providing detailed knowledge of muscle
of the postural locomotor functions then provides us trigger points that also cause a limitation in joint mo-
with a program that offers a completely new approach bility, so called joint restrictions. To understand the
in the understanding of rehabilitation approaches. function of the movement system, individual dys-
Clinical diagnosis focused on symptomatology or- functions, such as trigger points and joint restricti-
ganized within postural locomotor functions should ons, need to be understood in the context of the entire
not be considered an exclusive component of treat- movement system, i.e. the laws of chaining of functi-
ment rehabilitation but also a component of the rema- onal dysfunctions. The key to this understanding was
ining clinical specialties. a better knowledge of the control function of motor
I based the structuring of the General and Special skills. The new approach of treatment rehabilitation
Sections of the textbook on the function of the move- during movement re-education is based on utilization
ment system in relation to individual clinical special- of knowledge about human motor development. This
ties. Therefore, I did not base them on diagnoses but new trend enriches the current empirical and physical
rather on the functional manifestations of the disease. approaches by findings originating from the control
The General section of the textbook includes functio- processes of the CNS that mature during motor de-
nal symptomatology and syndromology in dysfuncti- velopment. Dr. Vaclav Vojta, whose work we are cur-
ons of the nervous, musculoskeletal and internal sys- rently trying to continue, has a significant role in this
tems and their clinical and laboratory examinations. approach. Professor Vojta also came from Henner’s
The majority of treatment approaches are also presen- department and his conceptualization is an inherent
ted in this context meaning that the treatment based component of contemporary clinical rehabilitation
on symptomatology and syndromology dominates. In practice. Unfortunately, the neurophysiological prin-
the Special Section of the textbook, treatment rehabi- ciple of the entire approach to developmental kinesio-
litation is presented in individual clinical specialties – logy is still not fully appreciated due to disagreements
neurology, orthopedics, internal medicine, oncology, about indication and the type of application of the
gynecology and psychiatry. Vojta method. However, not many critics understand
I purposely devoted less attention to occupational the true basis of the Vojta approach. What is essential
therapy, balneology and therapeutic agents (moda- and substantial is not only the way that rehabilitation
lities) than these treatment approaches deserve. The of movement dysfunction is utilized, but also the fact
reason is not to underestimate their value, but rather that the concept of developmental kinesiology is com-
them already being reasonably available and suffici- bined with the neurophysiological view relying on the
ently described elsewhere. findings of neurosciences associated with the current-
In clinical approaches of the General Section of ly predominant physical mechanical views.
the textbook, I have extensively drawn from and ex- In this book, I was also trying to respect and em-
panded on a trend known worldwide as the “Prague phasize more certain general principles that condition
School.” In rehabilitation, the roots of this school of the treatment effect, however, to convey the informa-
rehabilitation can be found in the Neurology Clinic tion in a written form is significantly limited for some
of Professor Henner whose concept of neurology of them. The respect for a comprehensive patient per-
was very broad and therefore included even vascu- spective is one such principle. The fact that human life
lar diseases and movement system diseases within occurs under specific biological, psychological, soci-
neurological symptomatology. Treatment rehabilita- al-psychological, materialistically economic and eco-
tion was promoted by K. Obrda who, together with logical conditions needs to be implanted within the
J. Karpisek, wrote the first rehabilitation textbook for diagnostic, treatment and preventative approaches.
neurological diseases and organized an international Diseases and injuries cannot be viewed in isolation
congress in 1965. On the theoretical level, F. Vele and but rather need to be integrated within the context
Foreword XXXIII
of such relationships because the treatment processes It is almost impossible to express in written form
and rehabilitation are significantly affected by them. some principles that significantly affect the results of
I also aspired to prevent this textbook from beco- a rehabilitation treatment. This, for example, includes
ming a proponent of only one method but rather sup- the mutual trust between the patient and the reha-
port a variety of rehabilitation approaches based on bilitation specialist, which cannot be substituted by
a person’s individual needs. The problem is that this a client-expert relationship or by a work performance
does not allow for providing a clear-cut treatment ap- contract. The importance of effective communicati-
proach for movement dysfunctions because these ap- on, charismatic approach, suggestive appeal and one’s
proaches need to also be modified to the patient’s, and own experience developed by sensory perceptions are
sometimes even the therapist’s, personality. In this additional examples.
context, protocols based on one uniform foundation Despite these limited options, I believe that this
outlining what and how much needs to be done can- book will assist in better orientation in the broad field
not be implemented. These approaches are a method that rehabilitation truly is and thus will help fulfill the
of choice, offering the option of finding individual so- purpose for which it was written.
lutions to how to effectively proceed and how to best
modify the approach for a specific individual. Pavel Kolar
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Contents
I general SECTION
II Special section
5.1 OVERVIEW OF GYNECOLOGICAL
GENERAL SECTION SYNDROMES WITH CONTRIBUTION
OF FUNCTIONAL DEFICITS............................ 673
4.1 PAIN PATTERNS IN PATIENTS WITH Martina Ježková, Pavel Kolář
ONCOLOGICAL DISEASES............................. 658
4.1.1 Pain Pattern and Its Treatment................. 658 DYSFUNCTIONS OF THE MENSTRUAL CYCLE
4.1.2 Classification of Oncologic Pain............... 658 AND FUNCTIONAL STERILITY.................................. 674
AMENORRHEA.........................................................................674
4.2 PARAMETERS FOR THE DYSMENORRHEA....................................................................674
INTERRUPTION OR MODIFICATION STERILITY..................................................................................675
OF A REHABILITATION PROGRAM................ 659
4.2.1 Laboratory Values.................................... 659 5.2 PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME
4.2.2 Long Bone Metastases............................. 659 AND MENOPAUSE........................................ 678
4.2.3 Other Parameters Modifying PREMENSTRUAL SYNDROME......................................678
Rehabilitation Treatment................................... 660 MENOPAUSE................................................................678
MENOPAUSE, PREMENOPAUSE,
4.3 REHABILITATION APPROACHES............ 660 POSTMENOPAUSE...............................................................678
4.3.1 Modalities................................................ 660 Menopausal Syndrome..................................................679
4.3.2 Physical Therapy Techniques................... 661 SYNDROMES THAT CAN BE AFFECTED
4.3.3 Contraindications.................................... 661 BY REHABILITATION.................................................679
8 REHABILITATION IN PSYCHIATRY
6 TREATMENT REHABILITATION
IN PAIN MANAGEMENT 8.1 REHABILITATION IN THE AREAS
OF SOCIAL AND VOCATIONAL
Jiří Kozák, Pavel Kolář
FUNCTIONS...................................................717
Ondřej Pěč, Lenka Vachková, Jan Mužík
6.1 CLASSIFICATION OF PAIN...................... 691
8.1.1 General Aspects of Psychiatric
Acute Pain..............................................................................691 Rehabilitation....................................................718
Chronic pain..........................................................................691 Current Schools of Psychiatric Rehabilitation...................718
Target Group of Psychiatric Rehabilitation........................718
6.2 FOUNDATIONS OF Principles of Psychiatric Rehabilitation..............................718
NEUROPHYSIOLOGIC PAIN.......................... 691 Recovery.................................................................................719
8.1.2 Process of Psychiatric Rehabilitation
6.3 PAIN MANAGEMENT.............................. 692 and Possible Approaches................................... 720
Process of Psychiatric Rehabilitation According
6.4 COMPLEX REGIONAL PAIN to the Boston School.........................................................720
SYNDROME (CRPS)...................................... 695 Process of Psychosocial Rehabilitation
According to the Netherlands’ School STORM............721
8.1.3 Specific Levels of Psychiatric
7 TREATMENT REHABILITATION Rehabilitation................................................... 721
IN PSYCHOSOMATIC DISEASES Vocational rehabilitation......................................................721
Assisted Education................................................................723
Petr Knotek, Pavel Kolář
Rehabilitation and Housing.................................................723
Rehabilitation in the Areas of Social Interaction
7.1 MODERN PSYCHOSOMATICS................. 701
and Leisure Time...............................................................724
7.1.1 Psychosomatics and Current Science........ 702 8.1.4 Psychiatric Rehabilitation Assessment...... 725
7.1.2 Psychosomatics and Irrationality.............. 702
7.1.3 Biological, Psychological 8.2 PSYCHOMOTOR THERAPY..................... 725
and Social Approach......................................... 703 Běla Hátlová, Milena Adámková
Psychosomatic Integrity.......................................................704 8.2.1 General Aspects of Psychomotor
Normality...............................................................................705 Therapy............................................................. 726
Psychobiology and Sociocultural Norms...........................705 Research in Kinesiotherapy..................................................726
Cognitive Processes and Adaptation..................................705 Physical Self-Concept...........................................................726
Failure as a Pathological Adaptation...................................706 Role of Movement Activity in Stress Coping ....................726
7.1.4 Placebo and Nocebo................................ 706 Somatic State and Movement Abilities of Patients
7.1.5 Charisma.................................................. 708 with Mental Illness............................................................726
7.1.6 Physical Manifestations as Signs Why Movement Therapy?....................................................727
and Symptoms.................................................. 708 8.2.2 Kinesiotherapy........................................ 727
7.1.7 Deficits and Signs......................................710 Circumscription of the term Kinesiotherapy....................727
Acute Psychological Reaction to Stress..............................710 Actions of Kinesiotherapy....................................................727
Neurotic Disturbances..........................................................710 Types of Kinesiotherapy in the Treatment
Psychosomatic Disturbance.................................................710 of Psychiatric Patients.......................................................728
Psychosomatic Diseases of Organs Integrated and Focused Kinesiotherapy.............................728
and Organ Systems............................................................710 Kinesiotherapeutic Activation Programs...........................728
Systemic Diseases..................................................................711 Kinesiotherapeutic Active Relaxation Programs...............728
Somatopsychological Disturbance......................................711 Perceptive (Attention) Focused Kinesiotherapy................728
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