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REVIEW OF REHABILITATION EFFICIENCY FOR POLYMYOSITIS

Zahra Adel AlGhanim, Hassan Mohammed AlMadan, Raniah Riyadh Al Dhneem, Noor Baqir AlAwami, Fatima Baqir AlAwami

In this review we discuss the background of the polymyositis, physical examination and treatment in rehabilitation phase. Medline and Embase Database were electronically searched through September 2018. polymyositis (PM) is an idiopathic inflammatory ailment of striated muscle mass, it takes place most frequently in women between the ages of 50 and 70. The predominant clinical indication is proximal muscle weakness. There might be extra muscle involvement such as inflammatory arthritis, Raynaud's phenomenon, myocarditis, and interstitial lung illness. Serum muscle enzymes are normally elevated during durations of active disease. A range of autoantibodies are often located in the serum of PM patients. Definitive diagnosis is established by muscle biopsy. Corticosteroids are the mainstay of treatment, but a variety of other immunomodulatory agents are made use of in the management of this illness. The majority of patients reply to treatment, although some degree of long-term muscle damages is not unusual.

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