Occupational therapy management of a patient with severe polymyositis.
The purpose of this article is to illustrate with a case study the process through which a patient with polymyositis taking part in an occupational therapy program achieved functional improvement in spite of persistent muscle weakness. Although the focus is on the occupational therapy program, close monitoring of patient improvement or regression by the total rehabilitation team was essential in order to adjust the patient's weekly activity level for maximum benefit.
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Yasuda
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D000203:Activities of Daily Living; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009788:Occupational Therapy / Q000379:methods*; D017285:Polymyositis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation*