Neurológia pre prax 2/2016

Physiotherapy for functional movement disorders

Physiotherapy has a key role in the multidisciplinary management of patients with functional motor disorder (FMD). Despite growing evidence that physiotherapy is an effective treatment, we still lack evidence-based guidelines on what physiotherapy for FMD should consist of. Here we present recommendations for approach towards patients with FMD and physiotherapy that have been successful in FMD and which are based on existing evidence and experience from leading experts in this field. Physiotherapy should address self-di rected attention and abnormal habitual movement patterns through a process of education, movement retraining and self-management strategies.

Keywords: physiotherapy, functional movement disorders, self-directed attention, motor retraining.