Abstract

Rheumatic patients are highly complex and often affected by chronic diseases. Rehabilitation is generally needed for proper management of the underlying disease. This article describes the characteristics of an effective rheumatologic rehabilitation, takes into account data published in international literature, suggests recommendations based on scientific evidence to develop a correct rehabilitation plan for rheumatic patients and proposes the basis to draw up guidelines in the field of rheumatologic rehabilitation.

Details

Title
Rheumatologic rehabilitation: towards recommendations
Author
Bongi, S Maddali; A Del Rosso; M Matucci Cerinic
Pages
197-207
Section
Reviews
Publication year
2014
Publication date
Nov 2014
Publisher
PAGEPress Publications
ISSN
00487449
e-ISSN
22402683
Source type
Scholarly Journal
Language of publication
Italian; English
ProQuest document ID
2440534779
Copyright
© 2014. This work is published under http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ (the “License”). Notwithstanding the ProQuest Terms and Conditions, you may use this content in accordance with the terms of the License.