Conclusion Exercises and PA promotion according to public health recommendations  for PA improved cardiovascular fitness , muscle strength and PA behaviour , with moderate effect sizes in people with SpA , RA and HOA/KOA .
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise and physical activity ( PA ) promotion on cardiovascular fitness , muscle strength , flexibility , neuromotor performance ( eg , balance ) and daily PA in people with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) , spondyloarthritis ( SpA ) and hip/knee osteoarthritis ( HOA/KOA ) .
Physiotherapy in knee osteoarthrosis: effect on pain and walking.
Patients with knee osteoarthrosis are often referred for physiotherapy and many different types of treatment are given . The value of many of these treatments has been question ed . This study was intended to evaluate the effect of commonly used physiotherapy treatments in a training programme on patients with medial knee osteoarthrosis , scheduled for surgery . The results from this study also provide useful data for further evaluation of different physiotherapy treatments to this patient group . Thirty-four patients were r and omised to physiotherapy three times a week for 5 weeks and the other 34 received no treatment . The training programme is described in detail . The patients were evaluated by clinical examination , step test , gait analysis and isokinetic measurements of thigh muscle strength before and after treatment . The patients in the treatment group experienced a feeling of overall improvement in the knee and the ability to descend steps improved when compared to the control group . There were no significant differences in gait , range of motion or isokinetic measurements of muscle strength between the groups . We conclude that physiotherapy as given here made our patients feel better and their ability to descend stairs improved . These improvements are beneficial to the patients and support the positive effects of exercises and activity . Whilst the objective improvements were small , suggesting that this treatment may not be justified , patients in the treatment group believed that they were improved
Conclusion Exercises and PA promotion according to public health recommendations  for PA improved cardiovascular fitness , muscle strength and PA behaviour , with moderate effect sizes in people with SpA , RA and HOA/KOA .
Objective To evaluate the effectiveness of exercise and physical activity ( PA ) promotion on cardiovascular fitness , muscle strength , flexibility , neuromotor performance ( eg , balance ) and daily PA in people with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) , spondyloarthritis ( SpA ) and hip/knee osteoarthritis ( HOA/KOA ) .