Use of paraffin instead of lukewarm water prior to hand exercises had no additional effect on hand mobility in patients with systemic sclerosis: A randomized clinical trial.
Introduction Systemic sclerosis is a connective tissue disease associated with significantly impaired hand mobility, which may hamper activities of daily living. The aim of the present study was to investigate the effect on hand mobility and health status of patients with systemic sclerosis of warmi...
| Publicado en: | Hand Therapy Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 13 - 22 |
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| Formato: | research tables/charts randomized controlled trial Journal Article |
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Sage Publications, Ltd.
Mar2019
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