Intensive exercise and a patient in acute phase of polymyositis

Journal of Back and Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 231-234

  Hejazi, Seyed Majid Akhavan ^a   Engkasan, Julia Patrick ^a   Qomi, Mansooreh Sadat Mojani ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITY PUTRA MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Creatinin kinase; Electromyography; Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy; Polymyositis; Rehabilitation

Indexed keywords

ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE; ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE; AZATHIOPRINE; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE KINASE; METHOTREXATE; PREDNISOLONE; STEROID;

ADL DISABILITY; ADULT; ARTICLE; BATH; CASE REPORT; CLOTHING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DIZZINESS; DRUG MEGADOSE; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; DYSPHAGIA; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ELECTRICAL STIMULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; KINESIOTHERAPY; LIMB WEAKNESS; LIVER DYSFUNCTION; MEDICAL HISTORY; MUSCLE BIOPSY; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE TRAINING; OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY; PERSONAL HYGIENE; PHYSIOTHERAPY; POLYMYOSITIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY ASPIRATION; REHABILITATION CARE; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WALKING;

ACUTE DISEASE; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; EXERCISE THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; POLYMYOSITIS; PREDNISOLONE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872464123     PISSN: 10538127     EISSN: 18786324     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3233/BMR-2012-0340     Document Type: Article

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