RT journal article
T1 Rehabilitation in Patients Diagnosed with Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita: A Systematic Review
A1 García Aguilar, Catalina E.
A1 García Muñoz, Cristina
A1 Carmona Barrientos, Inés María
A1 Viñolo Gil, María Jesús
A1 Martín Vega, Francisco Javier
A1 González Medina, Gloria
A2 Enfermería y Fisioterapia
K1 arthrogryposis multiplex congenita
K1 physical therapy
K1 rehabilitation
AB Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita is a condition characterised by contractures and deformity in two or more body areas. Physiotherapy may be an appropriate treatment. The aim was to systematically review the evidence for rehabilitation in arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. A systematic review was performed following the PRISMA 2020 criteria. The search was conducted in PubMed, ScienceDirect, Scielo, Scopus, Web of Science, ENFISPO, JSTOR, Google Scholar, ProQuest, Cochrane Library and PEDro from inception until October 2022. To assess the methodological quality, we used the different aspects of the critical appraisal tool JBI. We included 14 studies (6 case reports, 5 case series, 2 cross-sectional and 1 qualitative study). Sample sizes ranged from 1 to 50 participants, with an age range between 11 days and 35 years. Most studies employed multicomponent therapy, mainly kinesitherapy, massage therapy, use of physical agents and stretching, some combined it with orthopaedic therapy, or it was complementary to surgical treatment. The key to improving the clinical picture was early and individualised care, tailored to the characteristics of the patients. Regarding methodological quality, the main conflicts encountered were in the reporting of participant characteristics and experimental interventions. Rehabilitation provides satisfactory results in the treatment of arthrogryposis multiplex congenita. More scientific production and randomised clinical trials are needed.
PB MDPI
SN 2227-9067
YR 2023
FD 2023-04-24
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31559
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/31559
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 08-nov-2026