Abstracts tagged "physical function and physical therapy"

Abstract Number: 418 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2018
Dose-Response Relationship between Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation and Muscle Function in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis
Gustavo J. Almeida¹, Samannaaz S. Khoja² and Sara R. Piva¹, ¹Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, ²Department of Physical Therapy, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
Background/Purpose: Neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) is a viable intervention to improve impaired muscle function of patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, there is limited evidence…