Physical therapy reduces pain and inflammation in patients with lupus.

-el CGCFE points out the need to prevent stiffness articular and muscular atrophy, through the realization of the cinesiterapia slowly

Madrid, may 2012.- the Member of the General Council of schools of physiotherapists of Spain (CGCFE), Alicia Quintana, has pointed out on the occasion of the world Lupus day, which was held last Thursday, that physical therapy reduces pain, swelling and inflammation during episodes of lupus disease outbreaks.

Lupus is a chronic, and systemic rheumatic disease that affects the joints and muscles, although it can also damage the skin and almost all organs. This disease mainly affects women between 20 and 40 years, although cases in children and the elderly have also been described.

The vowel of the Council pointed out that the evolution of the disease occurs in phases of outbreak and others in which the effects of the disease referred. Lupus Erythematosus systemic is the commonest form of presentation of this autoimmune disease, with episodes of inflammation in the joints, tendons and other connective tissues and organs.

It is a multisystem disease affects several organs. Quintana has pointed out that the general symptoms are, among others, fatigue, unexplained weight loss, and prolonged fever that is not due to any infectious process and changes of temperature.

Also, symptoms joint and muscle are within the most frequent clinical manifestations. 90% Of lupus patients suffer from pain and inflammation in the joints in the hands, wrists, elbows, knees and feet more frequently, it is possible to show that joint stiffness in the morning.

The skin condition is also common. The best-known injury, although not the most common is the so-called Erythema in butterfly wings ”, which consists of a redness and rash of the skin on the cheek and nose.

In addition, the hair loss also occurs when the disease is active, as well as hypersensitivity to ultraviolet rays, to not be exposed without protection to not revive the disease.

Physiotherapy is marked as main objectives in lupus, within a wide range of techniques, reduce pain, swelling and inflammation during episodes of outbreaks. As highlighted Quintana, conservative treatment with physiotherapy is very beneficial to improve the symptoms of lupus.

In this line, it has ensured that, to deal with a chronic illness, physical therapy not intended to cure the disease, but maintain the best quality of life to the person affected.

The vowel of the CGCFE recommended that the sessions of physiotherapy are not long, to run the risk of provoking a new joint swelling and fatigue extremities to the patient. Therefore insisted on the need to prevent stiffness articulate and muscular atrophy, through the realization of the cinesiterapia slowly and respecting the rule of no pain and prevent the overload articulate.

CGCFE

The General Council of physiotherapists schools of Spain (CGCFE) is the body representing more than 40,000 physiotherapists, Spain, working with the common goal of promoting the health of citizens. In addition, orders the profession, guardianship the interests of physiotherapy, as well as its optimal implementation and universalization.

Physiotherapists are health professionals, as provided for in the existing legislation, accredited with the University degree in physiotherapy, taught in 43 universities and possessors of knowledge and skills designed to benefit the health of the population. Furthermore, there is a greater number of doctorates and mastersthat ensure their high qualifications