[Physiotherapeutic treatment in the recuperation of rheumatoid hands].

In restoring the rheumatoid hand, the balneo-physical therapy considers the restrain of the painful and inflammatory phenomena, and the prevention and correction of the deforming lesions with the view to restore the muscle prehension. The final aim is the function restoration and the socio-professional readjustment of the patients. The author presents in detail the devices of physical therapy.