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- Feasibility of an eight-week dance-based exercise program and its effects on locomotor ability of persons with Functional Class III rheumatoid arthritis.
- Seated Strengthening Exercises
- The Training Corner January, 2010: Avoiding Inactivity in Arthritis
- Physical Activity: The Best Prescription for Hypertension
- Exercise can reverse quadriceps sensorimotor dysfunction that is associated with rheumatoid arthritis without exacerbating disease.
- Arthritis Can Erode Quality of Life: Exercise and Assistive Aids Can Help
- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Exercise
- Long-term Maintenance of Increased Exercise involvement Following a Self Management Intervention for Housebound Older Adults with Arthritis
- Physical Activity and Bone Health: Strategies for Exercise Prescription and Osteoporosis
Abstract by: Jeremy Karger
Hakkinen, A., Sokka, T., Lietsalmi, A., et al. (2003). Effects of dynamic strength training on physical function, Valpar 9 work sample test, and working capacity in patients with recent-onset rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis & Rheumatism, 49(1), 71-77.
Individuals with rheumatoid arthritis often experience a decline in physical function. This decline is often associated with inflammation, pain, fatigue, muscle weakness and atrophy, and limited range of motion. Many of these symptoms and limitations can decrease the ability to maintain employment as well as independence. The purpose of this study was to examine a 24-month strength-training program on working capacity as measured by the Valpar 9 test.
