Abstract
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 of RP 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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The study was supported by grants from Physiomed Elektromedizin AG, Schnaittach/Laipersdorf, Germany. The authors disclose that the views of the funding body have not influenced the content of the paper.
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Sporbeck, B., Mathiske-Schmidt, K., Jahr, S. et al. Effect of biofeedback and deep oscillation on Raynaud’s phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis: results of a controlled prospective randomized clinical trial. Rheumatol Int 32, 1469–1473 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00296-011-1882-2
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