Degree of disability, pain levels, muscle strength, and electromyographic function in patients with Hansen's disease with common peroneal nerve damage

• Published in: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
• Main Authors: Larissa Sales Téles Véras, Rodrigo Gomes de Souza Vale, Danielli Braga de Mello, José Adail Fonseca de Castro, Vicente Lima, Kelson Nonato Gomes da Silva, Alexis Trott, Estélio Henrique Martin Dantas
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012
• Subjects: Grau de incapacidade; Eletromiografia; Força muscular; Dor; Nervo fibular; Hanseníase; Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine; RC955-962; Arctic; Nervo
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.1590/S0037-86822012000300018; https://doaj.org/article/a16860509f5f404c9a6a9e5e83ae2c58

INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the degree of disability, pain levels, muscle strength, and electromyographic function (RMS) in individuals with leprosy. METHODS: We assessed 29 individuals with leprosy showing common peroneal nerve damage and grade 1 or 2 disability who were referred for physiot...