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Heated Gloves Provide Relief from Hand Pain, Dysfunction in Diffuse Systemic Sclerosis

Rosemarie A. Curley, MPT, DPT  |  Issue: November 2017  |  

a. Tips are based on personal experience and do not constitute medical advice. Heated glove use may not be appropriate for everyone. Consult your physician prior to implementing continuous heated glove use, especially in the presence of digital ulcers.
b. Motion Heat glove liners, Calgary, Canada.

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