The methods of Charcot-Marie-Tooth kinesiotherapy

Congenital Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy (CCMTN) is a degenerative disease accompanied by the development of progressive muscular weakness and persistent locomotor disturbances. At present, there are no means to predict the clinical course of this pathology; suffice it to mention that some patients exhibit only minor symptoms of CCMTN across the lifespan whereas others experience serious changes leading to disability. Nevertheless, the program of efficacious abilitation may be useful in the maintenance of the acceptable quality of life (QL) in the patients presenting with Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy and even its improvement by virtue of the maximum preservation of their physical and psychosocial functions. Moreover, the effective abilitation program may help to decrease to a minimum thee frequency of concomitant secondary diseases, prevent or reduce the loss of working ability, and create the conditions necessary for efficacious integration of the patients into the social life. The present article expounds the main principles of kinesiotherapy of CCMTN, up-to-date approach to the organization of remedial gymnastics, , recommendations for physical training, and a set of therapeutic physical exercises indicated for use by the patients presenting with congenital Charcot-Marie-Tooth neuropathy. The definitions of the essence of rehabilitation and abilitation , kinesioherapy, and therapeutic physical exercises are proposed.

Charcot-Marie-Tooth hereditiary neuropathy, habilitation, therapeutic physical training, kinesitherapy