Abstract

LABRADA RODRIGUEZ, Yunia Herbania  and  CONDE RODRIGUEZ, Rocío. Rehabilitation approach to patients with advanced rheumatoid arthritis and stroke. Rev Cuba Reumatol [online]. 2022, vol.24, n.3  Epub Sep 01, 2022. ISSN 1817-5996.

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, systemic, inflammatory disease that predominantly affects the peripheral joints producing an inflammatory synovitis with a symmetrical distribution. The objective of this article is to describe an experience in the rehabilitative treatment of a patient with advanced rheumatoid arthritis and stroke. We present a 71-year-old woman who was admitted to the functional recovery unit after acute lacunar-profile stroke, with sensorimotor symptoms of the right lower limb and a history of advanced rheumatoid arthritis. He was included in a rehabilitation program, where functional improvement and gait reeducation with technical aids were observed. Rehabilitation is essential in the comprehensive management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis and stroke.

Keywords : rheumatoid arthritis; stroke; rehabilitative treatment.

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