Physical therapy evaluation include manual muscle testing, assessment of range of motion, functional strength and the ability to perform activities of daily living. A Pilot study of the Role of Methimazole in Patients with Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis Responses to drugs and their effects on strength are measured using the 10 point manual muscle testing scales. This study investigated the effectiveness of the drug, fludarabine, in those patients with the diagnosis of polymyositis. 10 point manual muscle testing of selected proximal muscles serve as the main dependent variable for this study in determining effectiveness of the drug. Oncological studies Trial of Pentoxifylline in patients with functional disability caused by radiation-induced advanced regional fibrosis This protocol was established to determine the ability of pentoxifylline, a drug used for cancer and AIDS patients to minimize the effects of a vascular toxin, TNFa.
Physical therapists examine changes in sensation, range of motion, strength, and girth.
A study designed to describe exercise tolerance in children with intrinsic muscle disease. Examples of these diseases include polymyositis and dermatomyositis. This study is designed to investigate the body's ability to recover from exercise. Based on previous work showing dose relationships between exercise intensity and HPA activity, exercise is being used to study regulation of hormonal indications of stress response in persons with depression. Neurological studies Functional Changes associated with Recovery of Motor Function in Chronic Ischemic Subcortical Stroke after a Therapeutic Intervention Participants in this study have sustained a stroke at least one year prior to entering this study.