Myositis and Patient Safety

Nursing and Post Treatment Care

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People with myositis may have significant functional limitations and disability despite appropriate pharmacologic treatment to reduce inflammatory damage to their muscles. The impairments associated with myositis often result in a loss of independent ambulation, difficulty rising from a chair, an inability to negotiate stairs, and diminished health-related quality of life. Therefore, meaningful outcomes measures and effective therapeutic exercise remain important in the medical management of the disease.