Most studies showed a positive effect of exercise on Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index , Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index , pain , mobility , function and quality of life .
Results support a multimodal approach , including educational sessions and maintaining home-based program .
Ankylosing spondylitis ( AS ) is a chronic and inflammatory rheumatic disease , characterized by pain and structural and functional impairments , such as reduced mobility and axial deformity , which lead to diminished quality of life .
Its treatment includes not only drugs , but also nonpharmacological therapy .
Exercise appears to be a promising modality .
The aim of this study is to review the current evidence and evaluate the role of exercise either on l and or in water for the management of patients with AS in the biological era .
Effects of home-based daily exercise therapy on joint mobility, daily activity, pain, and depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
We investigated the effects of home-based daily exercise on joint mobility , functional capacity , pain , and depression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis ( AS ) . The patients were r and omly assigned to a wait-list control group or to an exercise-therapy group . The exercise-therapy group performed a 20-min exercise program once per day for 8 consecutive weeks . After 8 weeks , compared with the control group , the exercise group showed improvements in joint mobility ( cervical flexion , extension , shoulder flexion , abduction , hip abduction , and knee flexion ) , finger – floor distance , and functional capacity . Pain and depression scores were significantly lower after the exercise program in the exercise group than in the control group . These findings indicate that exercise therapy increases joint mobility and functional capacity , and decreases pain and depression in patients with AS .  Home-based exercise , which is easily accessible to patients , might be an effective intervention for AS
Most studies showed a positive effect of exercise on Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index , Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index , pain , mobility , function and quality of life .
Results support a multimodal approach , including educational sessions and maintaining home-based program .
Ankylosing spondylitis ( AS ) is a chronic and inflammatory rheumatic disease , characterized by pain and structural and functional impairments , such as reduced mobility and axial deformity , which lead to diminished quality of life .
Its treatment includes not only drugs , but also nonpharmacological therapy .
Exercise appears to be a promising modality .
The aim of this study is to review the current evidence and evaluate the role of exercise either on l and or in water for the management of patients with AS in the biological era .