Kraag G, Stokes B, Groh J, Helewa A, Goldsmith C
Department of Medicine (Rheumatology), Ottawa Civic Hospital, University of Ottawa, ON, Canada.
J Rheumatol. 1990 Feb;17(2):228-33.
Fifty-three patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) were randomly allocated; 26 experimental patients received physiotherapy and disease education, 27 control patients received neither. The primary treatment outcome was change in spinal mobility measured at 4 months by fingertip-to-floor distance. Experimental patients had more improvement in fingertip-to-floor distance (p2 less than 0.004) and in function (p2 less than 0.001) than control patients. Physiotherapy with disease education is effective in the treatment of patients with AS.
53例强直性脊柱炎（AS）患者被随机分配；26例试验组患者接受了物理治疗和疾病教育，27例对照组患者均未接受。主要治疗结果是在4个月时通过指尖到地面的距离测量的脊柱活动度变化。试验组患者在指尖到地面的距离（P2<0.004）和功能（P2<0.001）方面比对照组患者有更大改善。物理治疗结合疾病教育对AS患者的治疗有效。
