The short-term effect of gloving in combination with Traditional Thai Massage, heat, and stretching exercise to improve hand mobility in scleroderma patients
Background: Systemic sclerosis (SSc) is a chronic, multisystem connective tissue disorder characterized by autoimmune activation, microvascular endothelium damage, and excessive collagen proliferation. The most affected hand presents claw hand deformity and microvascular disease. Deformed hands can...
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| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2014-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Ayurveda and Integrative Medicine |
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| Online Access: | http://www.jaim.in/article.asp?issn=0975-9476;year=2014;volume=5;issue=1;spage=50;epage=55;aulast=Vannajak |