Physiotherapeutic approach on the late phase of chikungunya: a case report

• Main Authors: Aileciram Monialy Barros Marinho Ribeiro (Author), Claudluce Marques Pimentel (Author), Ana Clara Carvalho Gonçalves Guerra (Author), Marcela Raquel de Oliveira Lima (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Instituto Materno Infantil de Pernambuco.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Introduction: in April of 2016, the epidemiological bulletin reported 39,017 suspected cases of chikungunya fever in Brazil. The main symptoms of the disease in the acute phase are: high fever, polyarthralgia, back pain, headache and fatigue; while in the late phase present polyarthralgia o...