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 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
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 .