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Heated Gloves Provide Relief from Hand Pain, Dysfunction in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis

Rosemarie A. Curley, MPT, DPT  |  November 10, 2017

Raynaud’s phenomenon in scleroderma or systemic sclerosis (SSc) is associated with significant discomfort and functional disability, especially in the presence of digital ulcers.1 Having lived with diffuse systemic sclerosis (dSSc) for nearly a decade, I can attest to this. It has been my experience that the hand pain and dysfunction in dSSc stems from Raynaud’s…

Filed under:ConditionsOpinionOther Rheumatic ConditionsSpeak Out Rheum Tagged with:acro-osteolysiscirculationdiffuse systemic sclerosisdigital ulcereffectivenesshand functionhand warmersheated glovesPain MedicationRaynaud’s phenomenonSclerodermaswellingsymptom reliefTreatmentvasculopathy

Physical Activity, Exercise Can Benefit Patients with RA

August Floden, PT, MS  |  November 9, 2017

While medical advances in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have led to improvements in disease control and quality of life for patients worldwide, the rate for stable remission remains low.1 Management of RA symptoms is traditionally accomplished through a combination of medications and nonpharmacological interventions.2 This approach can prevent the development of secondary adverse health outcomes. Two…

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Fulbright Scholar Researches Physical Activity in Swedish Children with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

Carina Stanton  |  October 18, 2017

A stroll through downtown Stockholm presents a quintessential picture of an active community, with most people biking or walking as their preferred mode of travel. Yet children in Sweden who live with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)—currently estimated at around 64 of every 100,000—don’t always engage in this active lifestyle.1 Maura Daly Iversen, PT, DPT, SD,…

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Heated Gloves May Improve Hand Function in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis

Rosemarie Curley, MPT, DPT, & Jeananne Elkins, PT, PhD, DPT, MPH  |  October 16, 2017

Systemic sclerosis (SSc), a subtype of scleroderma, is a rare, complex autoimmune disease characterized by widespread vasculopathy of the small arteries and fibroblast dysfunction.1,2 It has been described as a fibrosing micro­vascular disease, because vascular injury precedes and leads to tissue fibrosis.3 The resulting Raynaud’s phenomenon, pain, skin thickening and tightening, and multi-organ involvement have…

Filed under:ConditionsOther Rheumatic ConditionsResearch Rheum Tagged with:Clinicaldrug therapyhand functionhand warmersheated glovesinterventionnon-pharmaceutical therapiesoutcomepatient careRaynaud’s phenomenonResearchrheumatologistSclerodermastudiesSystemic sclerosistissue fibrosisTreatmentvasculopathy

Skype-Based Biopsychosocial Treatments Help Save Physical Therapy Patients Time, Trouble

Elizabeth Hofheinz, MPH, MEd  |  September 19, 2017

It’s a bit ironic that when injured people are in pain—and their mobility is reduced—they are often expected to travel to a physical therapy clinic. For millions of people, such trips are a burden. In Australia, however, some patients are “letting movement come to them.” Novel research from The University of Melbourne shows that taking…

Filed under:Practice SupportResearch RheumTechnology Tagged with:biopsychosocialExerciseInternetonlinePain Managementpatient carePhysical TherapyPractice ManagementResearchstudyTreatment

How to Leverage Physical Therapy & Technology to Help Patients Stay Fit & Decrease Pain

Carina Stanton  |  March 28, 2017

For patients living with rheumatic diseases, the benefits of physical therapy and exercise cannot be overstated. “Working with a physical therapist provides a chance for careful evaluation of how the patient is moving and experiencing pain,” says Maura Iversen, BSc, PT, DPT, SD, MPH…

Filed under:Conditions Tagged with:Exercise/physical therapyphysical activityPhysical TherapyTechnology

Does Telephone Coaching Enhance Physical Activity Programs?

Arthritis Care & Research  |  January 3, 2017

Health coaching by telephone is increasingly being used to assist in chronic disease self-management. A recent study examined the benefits of simultaneous health coaching via telephone as an addition to a physiotherapist-prescribed home-based physical activity program for patients with knee OA. Although participants receiving additional coaching had a short-term improvement in adherence, changes in pain and function did not differ between the study’s groups at six months…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:Exerciseexercise therapykneeKnee Osteoarthritis (OA)Physical Therapy

Rheumatologists, Physical Therapists Partner to Offer Patients Pain Relief, Improved Quality of Life

Linda Childers  |  February 16, 2016

When rheumatoid arthritis (RA) left Stefanie Gluckman fighting chronic pain and relegated to a wheelchair, she turned to Lori Rubenstein Fazzio, DPT, PT, MAppSc, YTRX, of Mosaic Physical Therapy in Los Angeles, for relief. Dr. Rubenstein Fazzio knows what it’s like to suffer from excruciating pain. After sustaining career-threatening injuries in a horseback accident in…

Filed under:Practice SupportQuality Assurance/Improvement Tagged with:ExercisePainpatient carePhysical TherapyQualityrheumatologistyoga

American Physical Therapists Collaborate with Local PTs in Ethiopia

Mary E. Christenson, PT, PhD  |  January 19, 2016

Ethiopia has a rich, variable and distinguished history and landscape. Located in the Horn of Africa, it shares borders with Eritrea, Djibouti, Somalia, Kenya, Sudan and South Sudan. Ethiopia has claim to the oldest humanoid fossils, named “Lucy,” which were discovered in 1974 and are estimated to be 3.2 million years of age.1 The country’s…

Filed under:Profiles Tagged with:Ethiopiaglobalpatient carePhysical Therapy

The pain of knee OA can make exercises challenging.

Physical Therapy, Exercise Advances for Knee Osteoarthritis

Kelli D. Allen, PhD, Yvonne M. Golightly, PT, MS, PhD, and Bryan Heiderscheit, PT, PhD  |  May 15, 2015

Millions of adults suffer from painful knee osteoarthritis (OA). Although physical activity can help improve pain and reduce functional limitations, many people with OA are physically inactive. For people living with knee OA, it can be difficult to get started with or continue on a physical activity program, because pain and other symptoms can make…

Filed under:ConditionsOsteoarthritis and Bone Disorders Tagged with:ExerciseOsteoarthritispatient carePhysical Therapy

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