Further physiotherapeutic applications

Other therapeutic applications for BWS syndrome include medical training therapy, or physiotherapy, which uses equipment and/or one’s own body weight to specifically correct muscle imbalances. In addition, physical therapy measures are used to treat BWS syndrome. However, these are rather complementary measures, as they do not treat the causal triggers for the symptoms in the rules.

For example, by means of fango or red light. The heat, which should penetrate deep into the tissue, leads to increased blood circulation and relaxation of hypertonic muscles. Pain is relieved.

Exercises for at home

Even though physiotherapeutic treatment can usually quickly improve the symptoms of BWS syndrome, patients should be aware that long-term therapeutic success can only be achieved through independent training at home. These exercises can be aimed at improving mobility or improving strength. As a rule, one does not need any aids and can train sufficiently effectively with one’s own body weight.

Thera bands or small dumbbells can, however, bring variety to the training and provide new training stimuli. Often a shortening of the chest muscles and a too weak erecting back muscles are involved in the BWS syndrome. Straightening exercises are therefore effective in treating BWS syndrome.

The following exercises are suitable for example: The exercise strengthens the back extensor, in the second variant the thoracic spine muscles are strengthened. A frequent problem is also the tenseness and shortening of the chest muscles. Stretching exercises can help here: Further exercises for strengthening the erecting muscles are rowing exercises (e.g. from a standing position with a Theraband or weights).

The patient stands shoulder-wide in a slight knee bend and holds 2 small water bottles or similar. in both hands. The gaze is directed towards the floor, the cervical spine is long.Now he pulls the elbows backwards close to the chest, so that the shoulder blades contract tightly at the back.

In the final position the tension can be kept short, then the arms are stretched again (15-20x in 3 sets). By using different starting positions and arm positions the exercise can be varied and different muscle groups can be strengthened. More exercises can be found under: BWS Syndrome – exercises

The patient lies on the floor on a mat in prone position.
The tips of the toes are upright, the legs and buttocks are firmly tensed, and the gaze points towards the floor so that the cervical spine is straight. The arms are angled beside the body. Now the upper part of the body is lifted from the floor and held with the exhalation.

For the beginning it may be enough to hold this position for about 5 seconds, then release and rebuild the tension (15x in 3 sets).
Later, the exercise can be made more difficult by stretching the arms forward with the upper body raised and then pulling them back on (15x in 3 sets).

From the supine position, tilt your legs to one side. The arms lie stretched out on the pad on both sides of the body. When the legs are tilted to the right side, the head looks to the left hand, while the right hand is placed on the left chest and can increase the stretch by applying light pressure. The stretching can also be intensified by deep inhalation.