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Journal article

The effects of comprehensive home physiotherapy and supervision on patients with ankylosing spondylitis--a randomized controlled trial.

Abstract

Fifty-three patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were randomly allocated; 26 experimental patients received physiotherapy and disease education, 27 control patients received neither. The primary treatment outcome was change in spinal mobility measured at 4 months by fingertip-to-floor distance. Experimental patients had more improvement in fingertip-to-floor distance (p2 less than 0.004) and in function (p2 less than 0.001) than control …

Authors

Kraag G; Stokes B; Groh J; Helewa A; Goldsmith C

Journal

The Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 17, No. 2, pp. 228–233

Publication Date

February 1990

ISSN

0315-162X