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Case Report

Respiratory Treatment in a Patient with Nemaline Myopathy

by
Massimiliano Polastri
1,*,
Gioacchino Schifino
2,
Eva Tonveronachi
3 and
Francesco Tavalazzi
3
1
Department of Continuity of Care and Disability, Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, St Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
2
Department of Clinical, Integrated and Experimental Medicine (DIMES), Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy
3
Department of Cardiac-Thoracic-Vascular Diseases, Unit of Pneumonology, St Orsola University Hospital, Bologna, Italy
*
Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Clin. Pract. 2019, 9(4), 1209; https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1209
Submission received: 2 October 2019 / Revised: 4 November 2019 / Accepted: 5 November 2019 / Published: 19 December 2019

Abstract

Respiratory involvement of nemaline myopathy is evident on the diaphragm and intercostal muscles function. The present case study aimed to describe the characteristics of the respiratory physiotherapeutic treatment in a patient with nemaline myopathy. Here, we describe a case of a 43-yearold woman with nemaline myopathy undergoing pulmonary rehabilitation during short hospital admission for an acute exacerbation. At the time of hospitalisation, the patient was already under oxygen therapy (1 L/min) and noninvasive home ventilation using bi-level positive airway pressure with a nasal interface. Supplementary therapeutic exercises were implemented in addition to daily nasal noninvasive ventilation. At discharge, ultrasound examination revealed increased diaphragm trophism if compared with data obtained at hospital admission.
Keywords: nemaline myopathy; respiratory therapy; scoliosis; physiotherapy techniques; noninvasive ventilation nemaline myopathy; respiratory therapy; scoliosis; physiotherapy techniques; noninvasive ventilation

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Polastri, M.; Schifino, G.; Tonveronachi, E.; Tavalazzi, F. Respiratory Treatment in a Patient with Nemaline Myopathy. Clin. Pract. 2019, 9, 1209. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1209

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Polastri M, Schifino G, Tonveronachi E, Tavalazzi F. Respiratory Treatment in a Patient with Nemaline Myopathy. Clinics and Practice. 2019; 9(4):1209. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1209

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Polastri, Massimiliano, Gioacchino Schifino, Eva Tonveronachi, and Francesco Tavalazzi. 2019. "Respiratory Treatment in a Patient with Nemaline Myopathy" Clinics and Practice 9, no. 4: 1209. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1209

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Polastri, M., Schifino, G., Tonveronachi, E., & Tavalazzi, F. (2019). Respiratory Treatment in a Patient with Nemaline Myopathy. Clinics and Practice, 9(4), 1209. https://doi.org/10.4081/cp.2019.1209

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