Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD, discussed her recent publication in Arthritis Care & Research with Healio.
Louise Thoma, PT, DPT, PhD, discussed her recent publication in Arthritis Care & Research with Healio. Thoma and her colleagues focus on the association of disease activity and disability with rehabilitation utilization in African Americans with rheumatoid arthritis.
“We learned that rehabilitation utilization is not common among African Americans with RA, which is concerning because adults with RA often report functional limitations and premature disability which may be addressed with rehabilitation,” Thoma said. “More research is needed to understand how to optimize the integration of rehabilitation into routine rheumatology care.”