1.
Arch Phys Med Rehabil
; 60(9): 390-3, 1979 Sep.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-496603
ABSTRACT
Seventeen volunteers with symmetrical rheumatoid arthritis (RA) applied heat to 1 hand twice daily for 2 years. Joint swelling, joint tenderness and grip strength were measured at intervals. The proliferative aspect of the disease was assessed by roentgenograms using a scoring system. There was no difference between experimental hand and control hand in any of the factors measured. The patients found the heat soothing and comforting. Thus, daily heat therapy did not accelerate the proliferative lesion in RA and may remain as an adjunct to therapy.
Subject(s)
Arthritis, Rheumatoid/therapy , Hot Temperature/therapeutic use , Adult , Arthritis, Rheumatoid/pathology , Female , Hand/diagnostic imaging , Humans , Male , Radiography
2.
J Pediatr
; 76(2): 255-61, 1970 Feb.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-5460624