Ergotherapy in the treatment of hands of children suffering from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - a seven-year study |
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Journal/Book: Physikalische Medizin Rehabilitationsmedizin Kurortmedizin. 1993; 3/1: 7-11.
Abstract: The influence of ergotherapy an the treatment of hands and wrists of 56 patients with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis seen in a therapy camp in Warmbad Villach, was determined over seven years. Significant declines in hand function, reflected by pathological total and subtotal scores, were seen in patients with a duration of disease longer than 5 years. Patients with a duration of disease less than 5 years showed relatively normal hand function. Ergotherapy (finger gymnastics, treatment with splints) caused a stabilization of hand function; however, the course of the primary disease remained unchanged.
Keyword(s): Ergotherapie
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