Jane Bradenstein, P.T., speaking at the Scleroderma Foundation's 2001 National Conference in Washington, D.C.

Exercise Can Help!

By Jane Bradenstein, P.T., University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (originally published in "Scleroderma Foundation Newsline," vol. 2, no. 3, Summer/Fall 1999)

As physical therapists, there are some things that we have learned over the years about scleroderma, and there are even more things we wish we understood better and could share with you.

Friday, January 5, 2007– Issue #175

eLetter Archive

Scleroderma Foundation Funds $1 Million in New Research Grants to Seven Investigators

Seven researchers have been selected to receive funding from the Scleroderma Foundation to study the causes and potential cures of the disease for the 2007 funding cycle. The researchers will share $1 million in funds for their research projects, which are either two or three years in length.

Aerobic Exercise May Help With Autoimmune Disease-Related Fatigue

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Dec 25 – Increasing amounts of low impact aerobic exercise may help individuals with the fatigue that often accompanies chronic autoimmune conditions, such as multiple sclerosis, systemic lupus erythematosus and rheumatoid arthritis, according to a recent report (may require free registration to Medscape).

New Treatment Hope for Systemic Sclerosis

Study suggests potential of inhibitory molecule to prevent development of fibrosis.

The Gift of Time: Man Looks Back on Gift from Late Wife Who Died of Scleroderma

Marc Lichter, executive editor of "Caring Today" magazine and caringtoday.com, recalls a gift he received from his late wife, who died from scleroderma and pulmonary hypertension. Read his touching blog.

Pulmonary Fibrosis Prevalence Increases 156 Percent in Six Years

Funding for Research to Find Treatment, Cure Unacceptably Low

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct 05, 2006 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Prevalence of pulmonary fibrosis has increased 156 percent in the last six years, according to a new paper published this week in the American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. The article, entitled "Incidence and Prevalence of IPF" appears in the Oct. 1 issue of the Journal.

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