Wednesday 30th October 2019

Latest news from clinical trials of scleroderma treatments

The theme of Dr Voon Ong’s talk at SRUK’s Cambridge Conference in July was clinical trials in the field of emerging therapies, providing an overview of the latest news from recently completed clinical studies and of ongoing studies that show significant promise.

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Friday 25th October 2019

Can lung fibrosis be stopped?

Close to 70% of people living with systemic sclerosis develop interstitial lung disease, which often takes the form of pulmonary fibrosis. Recent research into protein inhibitors may lead to new therapeutic agents to treat pulmonary fibrosis.

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Tuesday 8th October 2019

Maxine Jackson's story

Hairdresser Maxine Jackson shares in this piece how she remains motivated to focus on her passions whilst overcoming the day-to-day challenges of scleroderma and the common misconceptions.

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Friday 4th October 2019

Physiotherapy exercises for systemic sclerosis: NHS physiotherapy guide

Physiotherapy relies on a variety of techniques to help restore movement and function when someone is affected by injury, illness or disability. Physiotherapy exercises are rapidly becoming a key management approach that can be taken to limit tightening of skin, which is characteristic to all forms of scleroderma.

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Tuesday 1st October 2019

Lizzi Hooks’ story

Proud mum Lizzi Hooks, 38, has lived with Raynaud’s phenomenon for most of her life, following self-diagnosis at the age of 14. Lizzi has told us her story to share how she manages daily tasks when her fingers fail her.

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