Scleroderma, also known as systemic sclerosis, can cause skin tightening, joint stiffness, muscle weakness, and reduced endurance. These changes may affect walking, transfers, hand function, and everyday activities. Scleroderma physical therapy focuses on maintaining mobility, improving function, and helping patients remain as independent as possible. START: Keep the Body Moving Start with gentle, functional activities that match the patient's ability. Start with range-of-mot

Have you ever reached into a kitchen cabinet, put on a shirt, or lifted your child and suddenly felt a sharp pain halfway through raising your arm? Then, surprisingly, the pain disappeared once your arm was fully overhead. This pattern isn't random. It may be a Shoulder Painful Arc, one of the most valuable clinical signs used by physical therapists to identify where shoulder pain is coming from. For clinicians, the painful arc provides important diagnostic information during