Ep 123 - The Complexity of Dermatomyositis: “I Have a Client Who . . .” Pathology Conversations with Ruth Werner

Listen for an exploration of an extraordinarily complex autoimmune disorder with elements of lupus, scleroderma, and muscle inflammation. Includes short tangents on the etymology of the term pathognomonic and CREST syndrome (no, not the toothpaste.) Can massage help? Or is it off the table?

 

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Ruth Werner is a former massage therapist, a writer, and an NCBTMB-approved continuing education provider. She wrote A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, now in its seventh edition, which is used in massage schools worldwide. Werner is also a long-time Massage & Bodywork columnist, most notably of the Pathology Perspectives column. Werner is also ABMP’s partner on Pocket Pathology, a web-based app and quick reference program that puts key information for nearly 200 common pathologies at your fingertips. Werner’s books are available at www.booksofdiscovery.com. And more information about her is available at www.ruthwerner.com.             

            

Recent Article by Ruth:    

        

“Critical Thinking,” Massage & Bodywork magazine, May/June 2021, page 54,     

            

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Resources:

 

Drugs.com. “Dermatomyositis.” Accessed June 3, 2021. www.drugs.com/cg/dermatomyositis-discharge-care.html (Accessed: 3 June 2021).

 

Myositis Support & Understanding. “Scleroderma.” Myositis Support and Understanding. Accessed June 3, 2021. 

 

National Organization for Rare Disorders. “Dermatomyositis.” Accessed June 3, 2021. 

 

Ricceri, Federica and Francesca Prignano. “Gottron Papules: A Pathognomonic Sign of Dermatomyositis.” Canadian Medical Association Journal 185, no. 2 (2013): 148. 

 

Schwartz, Noa et al. “Lymphatic Function in Autoimmune Diseases.” Frontiers in Immunology 10 (March 20, 2019). 

 

The Myositis Association. “Diagnostic Criteria for Dermatomyositis.” Accessed June 4, 2021. 

 

VisualDx. “Dermatomyositis.” Accessed June 3, 2021. 

 

Gottron’s papules

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