TY - JOUR
T1 - Effect of biofeedback and deep oscillation on Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis: Results of a controlled prospective randomized clinical trial
AU - Sporbeck, Birte
AU - Mathiske-Schmidt, Kirsten
AU - Jahr, Silke
AU - Huscher, Dörte
AU - Becker, Mike
AU - Riemekasten, Gabriela
AU - Taufmann, Ines
AU - Burmester, Gerd Rüdiger
AU - Pögel, Stephanie
AU - Reisshauer, Anett
N1 - Funding Information:
Acknowledgments The study was supported by grants from Phys-iomed Elektromedizin AG, Schnaittach/Laipersdorf, Germany. The authors disclose that the views of the funding body have not influenced the content of the paper.
Copyright:
Copyright 2012 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved.
PY - 2012/5
Y1 - 2012/5
N2 - Our aim was to evaluate the effect of deep oscillation and biofeedback on Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) secondary to systemic sclerosis (SSc). A prospective randomized study was performed in SSc patients receiving either deep oscillation (n = 10) or biofeedback (n = 8) thrice a week for 4 weeks, or patients were randomized into the waiting group untreated for vasculopathy (n = 10) in time of running the study interventions. Biofeedback resulted in an improvement ofRP as determined by score reduction of visual analogue scale compared with patients of the control group (P<0.05), whereas deep oscillation revealed a tendency for improvement (P = 0.055). The study underlines the beneficial role of physiotherapy for the treatment of SSc-related RP.
AB - Our aim was to evaluate the effect of deep oscillation and biofeedback on Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) secondary to systemic sclerosis (SSc). A prospective randomized study was performed in SSc patients receiving either deep oscillation (n = 10) or biofeedback (n = 8) thrice a week for 4 weeks, or patients were randomized into the waiting group untreated for vasculopathy (n = 10) in time of running the study interventions. Biofeedback resulted in an improvement ofRP as determined by score reduction of visual analogue scale compared with patients of the control group (P<0.05), whereas deep oscillation revealed a tendency for improvement (P = 0.055). The study underlines the beneficial role of physiotherapy for the treatment of SSc-related RP.
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U2 - 10.1007/s00296-011-1882-2
DO - 10.1007/s00296-011-1882-2
M3 - Journal articles
C2 - 21476099
AN - SCOPUS:84863631466
SN - 0172-8172
VL - 32
SP - 1469
EP - 1473
JO - Rheumatology International
JF - Rheumatology International
IS - 5
ER -
