ABSTRACT

Introduction: Functional movement disorders are disabling neuropsychiatric conditions that represent diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. In the care of persons with functional movement disorders, a multidisciplinary approach is essential, and physiotherapy has proven to be one of the key components.

Aim: To investigate the influence of physiotherapy in functional movement disorders.

Materials and methods: The literature was searched in the electronic database Medline and PubMed, and the keywords functional movement disorder, psychogenic movement disorder, physical therapy, multidisciplinary team were used.

Results: After filtering the available papers based on the selected criteria, 10 papers were taken into detailed analysis, the subject matter of which corresponds to the search objectives

Conclusion: The role of physiotherapist is essential in physiotherapy assessment and implementation of physiotherapy procedures in patients with functional movement disorders. Physiotherapy contributes to reduced symptoms and improved quality of life in patients with functional movement disorders.

Key words: functional movement disorder, physiotherapy, multidisciplinary team