RESEARCH - Aerobic exercise safe and effective for RA patients

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Aerobic Exercise Safe And Effective For Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients

MedicalNewsToday.com

Article Date: 25 Jun 2010 - 3:00 PDT

Researchers from the University of Grenoble Medical School in France

determined that cardio-respiratory aerobic exercise is safe for

patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The team found that RA

patients who exercised regularly had improved function, less joint

pain, and greater quality of life. Full findings of the study are now

available online and will publish in the July print issue of Arthritis

Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology.

RA, a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by swollen joints,

pain, stiffness, fatigue, and general malaise affects up to 1% of the

global population, according to the World Health Organization (WHO).

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) citing

health-related quality of life (HRQL) studies found that RA patients

were 40% more likely to report fair or poor general health and twice

as likely to have a health-related activity limitation compared with

those without arthritis.

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