The Importance of Physical Therapy in the Treatment of Legg-Calve-Perthes Disease

The article is based on the importance of applying means and methods specific to physical therapy in improvement Perthes disease. condition known as Perthes, Legg-Perthes, or Legg-Calve-Perthes disease an avascular osteonecrosis epiphysis femoral head. It assumed that through a kinetotherapeutic program appropriate patient's particularities, mobility coxofemoral joint will remain within normal parameters, head acquire rounded shape, stability increase, walking improve, surgical intervention be avoided at least delayed.