Physical or Occupational Therapy Utilization in Systemic Sclerosis: A Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network Cohort Study.

CONCLUSION: Despite the potential of PT/OT interventions to improve function, less than 1 in 4 SSc patients enrolled in a large international cohort used PT/OT services in the last 3 months. Patients who utilized PT/OT had more severe musculoskeletal manifestations and higher pain and disability.
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Source: J Rheumatol - April 30, 2019 Category: Rheumatology Authors: Becetti K, Kwakkenbos L, Carrier ME, Gordon JK, Nguyen J, Mancuso CA, Mouthon L, Nguyen C, Rannou F, Welling J, Thombs BD, Spiera RF, SPIN Investigators Tags: J Rheumatol Source Type: research