Effects of physical exercise and body weight on disease-specific outcomes of people with rheumatic and musculoskeletal diseases (RMDs): systematic reviews and …

JM Gwinnutt, M Wieczorek, G Cavalli, A Balanescu… - RMD open, 2022 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Background A European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) taskforce was convened to
develop recommendations for lifestyle behaviours in rheumatic and musculoskeletal …

Exercise and ankylosing spondylitis with New York modified criteria: a systematic review of controlled trials with meta-analysis.

NA Martins, GE Furtado, MJ Campos… - Acta reumatologica …, 2014 - search.ebscohost.com
Ankylosing spondylitis is a systemic rheumatic disease that affects the axial skeleton,
causing inflammatory back pain, structural and functional changes which decrease quality of …

Chest wall mobility is related to respiratory muscle strength and lung volumes in healthy subjects

FC Lanza, AA de Camargo, LRF Archija… - Respiratory …, 2013 - liebertpub.com
BACKGROUND: Chest wall mobility is often measured in clinical practice, but the
correlations between chest wall mobility and respiratory muscle strength and lung volumes …

Effects of Pilates, McKenzie and Heckscher training on disease activity, spinal motility and pulmonary function in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: a randomized …

MO Roşu, I Ţopa, R Chirieac, C Ancuta - Rheumatology international, 2014 - Springer
The optimal management of ankylosis spondylitis (AS) involves a combination of
nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatment aiming to maximize health-related quality …

Greater resting lumbar extensor myofascial stiffness in younger ankylosing spondylitis patients than age-comparable healthy volunteers quantified by myotonometry

BJ Andonian, AT Masi, JC Aldag, AJ Barry… - Archives of physical …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objective To quantify resting lumbar erector myofascial stiffness in younger patients with
ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and age-comparable healthy control subjects using a handheld …

Adherence to treatment in patients with ankylosing spondylitis

P Arturi, EE Schneeberger, F Sommerfleck… - Clinical …, 2013 - Springer
This study aims to determine the level of adherence to treatment in ankylosing spondylitis
(AS) patients and to identify possible factors associated to lack of adherence. We included …

Tumour necrosis factor alpha inhibitor therapy and rehabilitation for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review

E Lubrano, A Spadaro, G Amato, M Benucci… - Seminars in arthritis and …, 2015 - Elsevier
Objectives To systematically review the evidence for a synergistic effect of combining
rehabilitation with biological anti-tumour necrosis factor (TNF) therapy in patients with …

Global Postural Reeducation for patients with musculoskeletal conditions: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials

GE Ferreira, RGP Barreto, CC Robinson… - Brazilian journal of …, 2016 - SciELO Brasil
Objectives To systematically review randomized controlled trials that assessed the effects of
Global Postural Reeducation (GPR) on patient-reported outcomes in conditions of the …

International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS): results from the perspective of 5557 patients from 27 countries around the globe

M Garrido-Cumbrera, D Poddubnyy, F Sommerfleck… - RMD open, 2024 - rmdopen.bmj.com
Background The International Map of Axial Spondyloarthritis (IMAS) is a global initiative
aimed to assess the impact and burden of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) and identify the …

Effects of physical therapy for the management of patients with ankylosing spondylitis in the biological era

E Giannotti, S Trainito, G Arioli, V Rucco… - Clinical rheumatology, 2014 - Springer
Exercise is considered a fundamental tool for the management of ankylosing spondylitis
(AS), in combination with pharmacological therapy that with the advent of biological therapy …