Does physical therapy still have a place in the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis?

Current Opinion in Rheumatology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 282-286

  Elyan, Mazen ^a   Khan, Muhammad Asim ^a,b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Ankylosing spondylitis; Exercise; Management; Physical therapy; Spondyloarthropathy

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIA; ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS; BODY POSTURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONSERVATIVE TREATMENT; EXERCISE; FITNESS; HOME PHYSIOTHERAPY; HUMAN; HYDROTHERAPY; MOBILIZATION; MOOD; PATIENT EDUCATION; PHYSICAL PERFORMANCE; PHYSIOTHERAPIST; PHYSIOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REHABILITATION CARE; REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYMPTOM; THERAPY EFFECT;

EXERCISE THERAPY; HUMANS; HYDROTHERAPY; PHYSICAL THERAPY MODALITIES; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; SELF CARE; SPONDYLITIS, ANKYLOSING;

EID: 41649087575     PISSN: 10408711     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/BOR.0b013e3282fa13c9     Document Type: Review

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