Improvements in Symptoms of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Suspected to Have Been Caused by a Worsening of Interstitial Pneumonia: A Case Study

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  • 間質性肺炎増悪が要因で発症したと考えられる胸郭出口症候群に対して行った介入が症状を改善した一例
  • カンシツセイ ハイエン ゾウアク ガ ヨウイン デ ハッショウ シタ ト カンガエラレル キョウカク デグチ ショウコウグン ニ タイシテ イッタ カイニュウ ガ ショウジョウ オ カイゼン シタ イチレイ

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<p>[Purpose] This paper reports a case in which intervention successfully improved symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome suspected to have been caused by a worsening of interstitial pneumonia. [Participant and Methods] An 80-year-old female, who had been receiving continuous home oxygen therapy at 0.5 L/minute for interstitial pneumonia, but was admitted to hospital due to respiratory distress, pain and sensory disorder of the left upper limb, and a decreased percutaneous arterial oxygen saturation level resulting from a worsening of interstitial pneumonia, was treated mainly with pulmonary rehabilitation, including stretching of the left scalene muscles, relaxation, and thoracic strengthening. [Results] The pain and sensory disorder were removed. [Conclusion] The intervention focusing on respiratory function successfully improved the symptoms of thoracic outlet syndrome suspected to have been caused by a worsening of interstitial pneumonia, suggesting that a respiratory disease was responsible for the development of the syndrome.</p>

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  • Rigakuryoho Kagaku

    Rigakuryoho Kagaku 37 (3), 355-359, 2022

    The Society of Physical Therapy Science

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