Let’s talk about Mustafa Sherazi, a brave and active Hope for Life Foundation student. Mustafa is fighting with “chore athetoid”, He didn’t give up on his difficulties as his problem is very challenging. Choreoathetosis is defined as rapid (chorea) or slow (athetosis) involuntary movements of the fingers or toes (flexion-extension, adduction–abduction, writhing, sometimes piano-playing movements) which are irregular, nonrhythmic, and purposeless that can affect your posture, walking ability, and everyday movement.
Chorea causes fast, unpredictable muscle contractions like fidgeting, or arm and leg movements. Chorea mostly affects the face, limbs, or trunk of the body. Athetosis causes slow writhing movements, typically of the hands and feet. Mustafa faced multiple challenges as He couldn’t hold objects, Sometimes he couldn’t control his head, wasn’t able to run and walk without support, and couldn’t carry out ADLs In the initial assessment, he had 3-grade muscle power, His shoulder joint was stiff and in an abducted position, and he also had flat feet, His gait pattern was limping and tripping.
His spinal muscles were tight and couldn’t maintain an erect posture, He wasn’t able to ascend and descend stairs independently.
Looking at all his symptoms therapy starts with 2 sessions per week, Physical therapy sessions included therapeutic exercises emphasizing stabilization and closed chain exercises, and functional training to improve gross motor skills and mobility. Stretching exercises for the tightened muscles, A series of strengthen of the upper and lower extremities. A huge focus on balance and coordination exercises to control involuntary movements of the whole body, followed by ROM of Upper and lower limbs. A bundle of flat foot exercises was also carried out.