The Effect of Physiotherapy Program in Scleroderma Patients

Launched by ISTANBUL UNIVERSITY · Nov 26, 2019

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Scleroderma is an autoimmune connective tissue disease with fibrosis. Although its etiology and pathogenesis have not been clearly defined, it has a chronic course. It is estimated that scleroderma affects approximately 300,000 people in the United States. Most commonly, it affects adults and women.

When the current literature is examined, Landim et al. in their studies for the development and evaluation of hand exercises home program in patients with systemic scleroderma; They found that the 8-week home exercise program had positive effects on pain, function, mobility and strength. Antoni...

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Having been diagnosed with scleroderma
• • Stability of medical treatments
• • To be able to adapt to the exercises
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • The patient has a history of neurological disease or trauma that may affect his symptoms
• • Systemic involvement that affects the treatment process
• • Being in the active phase of the disease