Physiotherapy Intervention for Soft tissue Contracture and Joint Stiffness followed by BURN: A Case Report
Keywords:
Burn, Physiotherapy, Case report, Conservative managementAbstract
Burns or thermal injuries are life-threatening conditions that lead to death. Flame burn is more common and has an increasing mortality rate. Worldwide, burn injuries are ranked fourth in leading causes of death. The aim of the study is to represent the case report of burn, complications of burn, and the role of physiotherapy for soft tissue contracture and joint stiffness following burn in different stages. In this study, we found that a teenage girl was affected by a burn from the kitchen. She came for physiotherapy treatment at a sub-acute stage. She has scars in different areas and decreased ROM in different joints. Initially, we diagnosed her as having soft tissue contracture and joint stiffness from a physiotherapy point of view. We managed her with proper education of hygiene, respiratory physiotherapy, friction massage, stretching exercises, ROM exercises, and positioning of extremities. Recent literature also suggests that positioning is very important to preventing scars. Also, aerobic exercise and resistance training have been applied in chronic burn management. There is a lack of scope for physiotherapists in the acute stage of burn management. So, a serious complication developed in the post-burn. Therefore, physiotherapy intervention is effective from the beginning of burn injury to rehabilitation.
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