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With atopic eczema, habitual skin rubbing is especially hazardous for the eyes: use of The Combined Approach can prevent long-term problems.
There is a special version of The Combined Approach to atopic eczema when a younger child is the patient
There is often a family history of atopy...
Sometimes scratching, rubbing and picking in other skin conditions can be successfully treated with habit reversal.
Atopic eczema is often described as an itchy condition, but a simple investigation of what this means is an important step in assessment for The Combined Approach
The changes in skin colour that happen with atopic eczema cause concern and need explaining...here after using The Combined Approach!
What links an old piano to atopic eczema?
Sometimes it's the usual response to a behaviour that maintains the behaviour as a regular occurrence.
A treatment programme that involves behaviour modification sounds much more complicated than it actually is.
Some people with atopic eczema seem to do all their scratching when asleep.