Physiotherapy for Lupus Patients

Lupus is an autoimmune disease that presents a variety of different symptoms. Many lupus patients will benefit from physiotherapy to help ease some of the pains and symptoms the condition brings.

Muscle strength, gained by walking and other low impact exercises, is key for lupus patients to avoid disability. Read more here.

In this LUPUS UK video shared in October 2015, Julie Monaghan, a physiotherapist from Musgrave Park Hospital, in Northern Ireland, talks us through the role of physiotherapy as rehabilitation and how physiotherapy should be tailored to each patient’s individual needs.

Researchers review how lupus treatments can improve and move forward. Read more here.

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