3 ) short-term , water-based aerobic capacity training , which results show limited evidence for a positive effect on functional ability and aerobic capacity .
( 4 ) long-term , l and -based aerobic capacity and muscle strength training , which results show moderate evidence for a positive effect on aerobic capacity and muscle strength .
With respect to safety , no deleterious effects were found in any of the included studies .
Based on the evidence , aerobic capacity training combined with muscle strength training is recommended as routine practice in patients with RA
BACKGROUND An up-to- date overview of the effectiveness and safety of dynamic exercise therapy ( exercise therapy with a sufficient intensity , duration , and frequency to establish improvement in aerobic capacity and /or muscle strength ) is lacking .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and safety of short-term ( < three months ) and long-term ( > three months ) dynamic exercise therapy programs ( aerobic capacity and /or muscle strength training ) , either l and or water-based , for people with RA .
To do this we up date d a previous Cochrane review ( van den Ende 1998 ) and made categories for the different forms of dynamic exercise programs .
Physical fitness and work capacity in women with rheumatoid arthritis.
OBJECTIVE To investigate physical fitness and work capacity in women with rheumatoid arthritis ( RA ) . METHODS The 42 subjects were a subset of a prospect i ve trial of conditioning exercise in rheumatic disease . Assignment to an exercise or nonexercise group was determined by proximity to the intervention , a 3-month supervised group exercise program . Physical fitness and work capacity were assessed at baseline , 3 months , and 12 months . RESULTS At baseline , subjects were deconditioned and limited in h and function , lifting ability , and lower extremity mobility . Only the exercise group improved their aerobic capacity and exercise tolerance . There were no significant changes in measured work capacity in either group . Moderate to strong correlations were found between aerobic capacity , mobility , h and function , and work capacity . Grip strength was a strong and consistent correlate of work capacity . CONCLUSION Our findings suggest that physical capacity , particularly h and function , may be important in the complex phenomenon of work disability in RA
3 ) short-term , water-based aerobic capacity training , which results show limited evidence for a positive effect on functional ability and aerobic capacity .
( 4 ) long-term , l and -based aerobic capacity and muscle strength training , which results show moderate evidence for a positive effect on aerobic capacity and muscle strength .
With respect to safety , no deleterious effects were found in any of the included studies .
Based on the evidence , aerobic capacity training combined with muscle strength training is recommended as routine practice in patients with RA
BACKGROUND An up-to- date overview of the effectiveness and safety of dynamic exercise therapy ( exercise therapy with a sufficient intensity , duration , and frequency to establish improvement in aerobic capacity and /or muscle strength ) is lacking .
OBJECTIVES To assess the effectiveness and safety of short-term ( < three months ) and long-term ( > three months ) dynamic exercise therapy programs ( aerobic capacity and /or muscle strength training ) , either l and or water-based , for people with RA .
To do this we up date d a previous Cochrane review ( van den Ende 1998 ) and made categories for the different forms of dynamic exercise programs .