Drugs and treatment cont.

Therapy

Physical or occupational therapists can help you to:

Manage pain
Improve your strength and mobility
Maintain independence with daily tasks

Surgery

Used as a last resort, surgical options for scleroderma complications may include:

Amputation. If finger ulcers caused by severe Raynaud's phenomenon have developed gangrene, amputation may be necessary.
Lung transplants. People who have developed high blood pressure in the arteries to their lungs (pulmonary hypertension) may be candidates for lung transplants.