TY - JOUR
T1 - Rehabilitation of the child with a rheumatic disease
AU - Emery, H. M.
AU - Bowyer, S. L.
AU - Sisung, C. E.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - This article discusses the principles of rehabilitation of the most common childhood rheumatic diseases, especially juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, and scleroderma. Any rehabilitation program must be undertaken in conjunction with understanding of disease processes, appropriate medical management, and patient and family education. Investing effort into avoiding contractures, weakness, osteoporosis, and disability is considerably less time-consuming, painful, and costly than trying to reverse established problems.
AB - This article discusses the principles of rehabilitation of the most common childhood rheumatic diseases, especially juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, and scleroderma. Any rehabilitation program must be undertaken in conjunction with understanding of disease processes, appropriate medical management, and patient and family education. Investing effort into avoiding contractures, weakness, osteoporosis, and disability is considerably less time-consuming, painful, and costly than trying to reverse established problems.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0031-3955(16)40062-3
DO - 10.1016/S0031-3955(16)40062-3
M3 - Article
C2 - 7567195
AN - SCOPUS:0028874738
SN - 0031-3955
VL - 42
SP - 1263
EP - 1283
JO - Pediatric Clinics of North America
JF - Pediatric Clinics of North America
IS - 5
ER -