Henrik Pettersson

TL;DR: It seems that patients with SSc without pulmonary involvement are able to perform and benefit from aerobic exercises of at least moderate intensity and patients with mild pulmonary involvement can be recommended to be as physically active as the general population.

TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a practical framework with tools to facilitate an optimal, comprehensive and sustainable approach to systemic sclerosis care by sharing care between recognized SSc centers and local cardiology/pulmonary/rheumatology/gastroenterology colleagues.

TL;DR: SSc patients have markedly reduced muscle endurance in the upper and lower extremity, reduced muscle strength in the lower extremities, and impaired AROM in the shoulders and arms.

TL;DR: Although SSc patients reported lower physical capacity and more limiting factors for physical capacity than controls, there were no differences in reported physical activity and time spent sitting.

TL;DR: The Global Fellowship on Rehabilitation and Exercise in Systemic Sclerosis recognizes the scientific basis of and advocates for education and research of exercise as a systemic and targeted SSc disease-modifying treatment.