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Rheumatoid arthritis Mx
This document outlines the physiotherapy management of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) through non-invasive techniques. It discusses goals such as reducing pain, improving range of motion and muscle strength, promoting independence, and preventing deformity. Treatment methods include patient education, various modalities for pain management, passive and active exercises, stretching, splinting, and strengthening exercises to maintain muscle tone and function. Hand splinting is also addressed as a technique to restrict painful or deformed joints.
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- 1. RA Mx Ashish Prabhakar Asst.Professor Department of Musculoskeletal Sciences DVVPF’s College of Physiotherapy, Ahmednagar
- 2. Physiotherapy management • Goals •Patient and family education. • Reduce pain • Improve and maintain joint ROM • Improve and maintain muscle strength • Improve joint stability and reduce biomechanical stresses on all affected joints. • Increase endurance in all functional activities • Promote independence in ADLs including bed mobility and transfers. • Improve efficiency and safety of gait pattern. • Improve respiratory function.
- 3. • Pain management– • HMP, wax, hydrotherapy, TENS, IFT • Prevention of deformity- • Patient education • Exercise • Passive stretching • splinting
- 4. • Maintain andrestore joint ROM – • Active ex, • PNF • Splinting • Hydrotherapy • Teach proper positioning techniques
- 5. • Strengthening - •Isometric- minimize atrophy • Prepare for dynamic and wt bearing activities • Improve muscle tone • Maintain and increase static strength • Dynamic - improve muscle power, improve function, improve strength of bone and cartilage.
- 6. • Hand splints. 4/12/20186Arthritis Splintings
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