ALS: How Physiotherapy Can Help?
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a motor neuron disorder that reprobates nerve cells that control voluntary muscles. As the disease is degenerative in nature, the symptoms become more serious with passing time. Getting diagnosed with ALS is nothing short of life altering. As there is no known cure for this disease, most of the treatments are centred on improving the patients’ quality of life. Physiotherapy has proven to be essential for ALS patients. It can help them in performing their day to day activities by improving their alignment and muscle strength and provide some measure of pain
