Rheumatoid sarcopenia: loss of skeletal muscle strength and mass in rheumatoid arthritis

JL Bennett, AG Pratt, R Dodds, AA Sayer… - Nature Reviews …, 2023 - nature.com
Sarcopenia, a disorder that involves the generalized loss of skeletal muscle strength and
mass, was formally recognized as a disease by its inclusion in the International …

Physical activity and autoimmune diseases: Get moving and manage the disease

K Sharif, A Watad, NL Bragazzi, M Lichtbroun… - Autoimmunity …, 2018 - Elsevier
Physical activity, by definition, is any skeletal muscle body movement that results in energy
expenditure. In the last few decades, a plethora of scientific evidences have accumulated …

Physical activity, exercise and rheumatoid arthritis: effectiveness, mechanisms and implementation

GS Metsios, GD Kitas - Best practice & research Clinical rheumatology, 2018 - Elsevier
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by functional disability, pain, fatigue and body
composition alterations that can further impact on the physical dysfunction seen in RA. RA is …

Perceived barriers, facilitators and benefits for regular physical activity and exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a review of the literature

JJCS Veldhuijzen van Zanten, PC Rouse, ED Hale… - Sports medicine, 2015 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune disease, which not only affects the joints but
can also impact on general well-being and risk for cardiovascular disease. Regular physical …

The burden of disease in rheumatoid arthritis

T Uhlig, RH Moe, TK Kvien - Pharmacoeconomics, 2014 - Springer
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease which, if left untreated, leads to
functional disability, pain, reduced health-related quality of life and premature mortality …

Incidence, Risk Factors, and Mortality of Clinical and Subclinical Rheumatoid Arthritis–Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: A Population‐Based Cohort

BF Samhouri, R Vassallo, SJ Achenbach… - Arthritis care & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To identify the incidence, risk factors, and outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis–
associated interstitial lung disease (RA‐ILD) and to assess time trends in the incidence and …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of aerobic and resistance exercise in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled trial

E Lange, D Kucharski, S Svedlund… - Arthritis care & …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To evaluate the effect of a moderate‐to‐high–intensity, aerobic and resistance
exercise with person‐centered guidance in older adults with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) …

The role of exercise in the management of rheumatoid arthritis

GS Metsios, A Stavropoulos-Kalinoglou… - Expert review of clinical …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease associated with significant
functional impairment and increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Along with …

Influence of disease activity on the physical activity of rheumatoid arthritis patients

V Hernandez-Hernandez, I Ferraz-Amaro… - …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. The aims of this study were to study physical activity (PA) in patients with RA by
accelerometry and to determine to what degree their mobility is affected by disease activity …

Role of physical activity in the management and assessment of rheumatoid arthritis patients

MV Hernández-Hernández, F Díaz-González - … Clínica (English Edition), 2017 - Elsevier
Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting diarthrodial
joints, in which patients tend to perform less physical activity (PA) than recommended. This …