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This article discusses the principles of rehabilitation of the most common childhood
rheumatic diseases, especially juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, dermatomyositis, and
scleroderma. Any rehabilitation program must be undertaken in conjunction with understanding
of disease processes, appropriate medical management, and patient and family education.
Investing effort into avoiding contractures, weakness, osteoporosis, and disability
is considerably less time-consuming, painful, and costly than trying to reverse established
problems.
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Address reprint requests to: Helen M. Emery, MD, Pediatric Immunology/Rheumatology, Children’s Medical Center, 505 Parnassus Avenue, M-601, San Francisco, CA 94143-0105
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© 1995 Elsevier Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
