Large Variability of Frequency and Type of Physical Therapy in Patients in the German Network for Systemic Sclerosis.
Doreen BelzP MoinzadehG RiemekastenJ HenesU Müller-LadnerN BlankI KoetterE SiegertC PfeifferSchmalzing MarcG ZeidlerT SchmeiserM WormC GuentherL SusokA KreuterC SunderkoetterA JucheE AbererN Gaebelein-WissingA RammingK KuhrN HunzelmannPublished in: Arthritis care & research (2020)
To our knowledge, this is the first study reporting the use of PT in patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) in a large cohort. Although SSc is characterized by considerable disability and restriction of motion, <40% of patients received PT.