There is not sufficient evidence yet available to base recommendations for or against the use of physiotherapy interventions for ankylosing spondylitis
BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis ( AS ) is a chronic rheumatic disease .
Due to the consequences of the disease , physiotherapy is regarded to be an important part of the treatment .
OBJECTIVES The objective is to summarise the available scientific evidence on the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions in the management of AS .
Physiotherapy in subtropic climate improves functional capacity and health‐related quality of life in Swedish patients with rheumatoid arthritis and spondylarthropathies still after 6 months
Objective : The objective was to prospect ively evaluate the short as well as the long‐term effects of intensive physiotherapy in a stable , sunny and warm climate on physical function and health related quality of life in patients with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) and spondylarthropathies ( SpA ) . Methods : Ninety‐three Swedish patients with RA and SpA receiving physiotherapy for 4 weeks in Israel or Tenerife were followed for 6 months . Physical function was evaluated by the Swedish version of Stanford Health Assessment Question naire ( HAQ ) and quality of life by the  Nottingham Health Profile ( NHP )  question naire . Results : There were significant improvements in HAQ‐scores and global NHP‐scores as well as all subcategories of NHP immediately after the treatment abroad , effects that were still measurable after six months . At that time point nearly half of the patients had clinical ly meaningful reduction of HAQ‐scores ( ≥0.25 ) . Conclusion : Physiotherapy in a warm and stable climate , with many hours of daily sunshine , is a valuable treatment complement for Swedish patients with RA and
There is not sufficient evidence yet available to base recommendations for or against the use of physiotherapy interventions for ankylosing spondylitis
BACKGROUND Ankylosing spondylitis ( AS ) is a chronic rheumatic disease .
Due to the consequences of the disease , physiotherapy is regarded to be an important part of the treatment .
OBJECTIVES The objective is to summarise the available scientific evidence on the effectiveness of physiotherapy interventions in the management of AS .