Safety of a home exercise programme in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: A pilot study

Rheumatology

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 608-611

  Alexanderson, H ^a   Stenstrom C H ^a,b   Lundberg, I ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Inflammatory myopathies; Muscle function; Muscle inflammation; Training programme

Indexed keywords

CREATINE KINASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CREATINE KINASE BLOOD LEVEL; DERMATOMYOSITIS; DISEASE ACTIVITY; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOME CARE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE FUNCTION; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PAIN; POLYMYOSITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; VASTUS LATERALIS MUSCLE;

ADULT; DERMATOMYOSITIS; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HOME CARE SERVICES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYMYOSITIS; SELF CARE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

EID: 0032704318     PISSN: 14620324     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/rheumatology/38.7.608     Document Type: Article

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