title: Effect of biofeedback and deep oscillation on Raynaud's phenomenon secondary to systemic sclerosis: results of a controlled prospective randomized clinical trial.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Charité University Hospital, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany. birte.sporbeck@charite.de
authors.forename: Birte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Sporbeck
authors.forename: Kirsten
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mathiske-Schmidt
authors.forename: Silke
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jahr
authors.forename: Dörte
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Huscher
authors.forename: Mike
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: Gabriela
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Riemekasten
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Taufmann
authors.forename: Gerd-Rüdiger
authors.initials: GR
authors.lastname: Burmester
authors.forename: Stephanie
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pögel
authors.forename: Anett
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Reisshauer
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000704:Analysis of Variance; D001676:Biofeedback, Psychology; D016009:Chi-Square Distribution; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D016014:Linear Models; D055909:Magnetic Field Therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D026741:Physical Therapy Modalities; D011446:Prospective Studies; D011928:Raynaud Disease / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012595:Scleroderma, Systemic / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome