Indian Journal of Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy - An International Journal
  • Year: 2011
  • Volume: 5
  • Issue: 3

S-D curve an Effective Diagnostic Test for Physiotherapists: A case report

  • Author:
  • Pankaj Gupta1, M Satish K Paul2
  • Total Page Count: 2
  • Page Number: 103 to 104

1TLM Community Hospital, Nandnagri, Delhi-93,

2TLM India, Delhi-93

Online published on 1 October, 2011.

Abstract

With increasing confidence of patients in physiotherapy profession we are serving the community as first contact professional1, 6. So, it becomes a responsibility of a consultant physiotherapist to justify his/her diagnosis with related diagnostic test. This paper presents a case report on scleroderma (an autoimmune connective tissue disorder) and effectiveness of plotting S-D curve in making correct diagnosis of this patient.

Keywords

S-D curve, scleroderma, effectiveness