Moderate evidence supports exercise interventions in improving physical function , disease activity and chest expansion compared to controls ; there is low-level evidence of improved pain , stiffness , spinal mobility and cardiorespiratory function .
Supervised group exercise yields better outcomes than unsupervised home exercise .
The addition of aerobic components to flexibility programmes  improves cardiorespiratory outcomes , but not cardiovascular risk factors .
The most effective exercise protocol remains unclear .
Current evidence suggests that therapeutic exercises are beneficial for adults with ankylosing spondylitis ; effects on other SpA subtypes are unknown
To evaluate the effects of therapeutic exercise on pain , stiffness , quality of life , physical function , disease activity , health-related fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in adults with spondyloarthritis ( SpA ) .
Effects of two exercise interventions on pulmonary functions in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of two different home-based daily exercise programs on pulmonary functions in the patients with ankylosing spondylitis ( AS ) . METHODS Fifty-one patients with AS were distributed into three groups . Group 1 ( n=19 ) was given a conventional exercise regimen . Group 2 ( n=19 ) received exercises based on the Global Posture Reeducation ( GPR ) method . Group 3 ( n=13 ) was accepted as the control group . Patients were assessed according to pain , functional capacity ( The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index - BASFI ) , disease activity ( The Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index - BASDAI ) , chest expansion , pulmonary function parameters , and 6-min walk distance ( 6MWD ) test . RESULTS Although there were significant improvements for BASDAI and BASFI scores in all groups , significant improvements in the VAS pain , chest expansion , pulmonary function parameters and 6MWD test were observed in the exercise groups . The improvements in pain , functional capacity , disease activity , chest expansion , pulmonary function parameters and 6MWD test were better in the exercise groups than in the control group . The GPR method result ed in greater improvements than the conventional exercise program in specific pulmonary function parameters like forced vital capacity , forced expiratory volume in 1s , and peak expiratory flow parameters . CONCLUSION Both exercises are efficient in improving pulmonary functions . Since the improvements in pulmonary function tests were greater in the patients who performed the exercise according to GPR method , motivated patients should be encouraged to perform this exercise program
Moderate evidence supports exercise interventions in improving physical function , disease activity and chest expansion compared to controls ; there is low-level evidence of improved pain , stiffness , spinal mobility and cardiorespiratory function .
Supervised group exercise yields better outcomes than unsupervised home exercise .
The addition of aerobic components to flexibility programmes  improves cardiorespiratory outcomes , but not cardiovascular risk factors .
The most effective exercise protocol remains unclear .
Current evidence suggests that therapeutic exercises are beneficial for adults with ankylosing spondylitis ; effects on other SpA subtypes are unknown
To evaluate the effects of therapeutic exercise on pain , stiffness , quality of life , physical function , disease activity , health-related fitness and cardiovascular risk factors in adults with spondyloarthritis ( SpA ) .