The EHDN has supported the development of physiotherapy guidelines from 2009 and the latest physiotherapy practice guidelines were published in January 2020. The two key documents related to physiotherapy practice are the 2013 Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines, and the clinical recommendations to guide physical therapy practice published in 2020.
The 2013 guidelines provide guidance on the management of seven treatment classification e.g. exercise capacity, mobility balance and falls and end stage care. This document includes some detail on suitable outcome measures and management plans. These guidelines are published in a number of languages see below.
Documents:
- Summary of Physiotherapy Guidelines:
| Summary of 2020 Physiotherapy Guidelines for HD families | Summary of 2020 Physiotherapy Guidelines for healthcare professionals |
| HD Physiotherapy 2020 guidelines: Summary for HD families | HD Physiotherapy 2020 guidelines: Summary for healthcare professionals |
| Guías 2020 de Terapia Física para Enfermedad de Huntington: Resumen para familiares | Guías 2020 de Terapia Física para Enfermedad de Huntington: Resumen para profesionales de la salud |
- Physiotherapy Clinical Guidelines:
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- International Guidelines for the treatment of HD 2019: https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fneur.2019.00710/full
- Articles from Neurodegenerative Disease Management:
| Open access guidelines published in 2012 in the journal |
| “Neurodegenerative Disease Management“: |