TY - JOUR
T1 - Objective evaluation of hand function in scleroderman patients to assess effectiveness of physical therapy
AU - Askew, Linda J.
AU - Backett, Victoria L.
AU - An, Kai Nan
AU - Chao, Edmund Y.S.
N1 - Funding Information:
This investigation was supported in part by Research Grant AM-17172 from the National Institutes of Health, Public Health Service, and by Grant MAF-27 from the Minnesota Arthritis Foundation.
PY - 1983
Y1 - 1983
N2 - Summary: A system was developed to evaluate the hand function of patients with scleroderma objectively in terms of joint contracture, range of movement, dexterity, strength, and skin compliance. Twelve patients with progressive systemic sclerosis were evaluated using this technique to determine the effectiveness of classic physical therapy methods. A statistically significant improvement in hand function was found after a single physical therapy treatment. This conservative mode of treatment may contribute to improved hand function in patients with scleroderma.
AB - Summary: A system was developed to evaluate the hand function of patients with scleroderma objectively in terms of joint contracture, range of movement, dexterity, strength, and skin compliance. Twelve patients with progressive systemic sclerosis were evaluated using this technique to determine the effectiveness of classic physical therapy methods. A statistically significant improvement in hand function was found after a single physical therapy treatment. This conservative mode of treatment may contribute to improved hand function in patients with scleroderma.
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U2 - 10.1093/rheumatology/22.4.224
DO - 10.1093/rheumatology/22.4.224
M3 - Article
C2 - 6652386
AN - SCOPUS:0021066899
VL - 22
SP - 224
EP - 232
JO - Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
JF - Rheumatology and Rehabilitation
SN - 1462-0324
IS - 4
ER -