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The effects of comprehensive home physiotherapy and supervision on patients with ankylosing spondylitis--a randomized
1Department of Medicine (Rheumatology), Ottawa Civic Hospital, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.
The Journal of Rheumatology
|February 1, 1990
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 patients. Physiotherapy with disease education is effective in the treatment of patients with AS.