NCPAD:Research: Feasibility of an eight-week dance-based exercise program and its effects on locomotor ability of persons with Functional Class III rheumatoid arthritis.

Abstract by: Maria Londos

Abstract of Moffet, H., Noreau, L., Parent, E., Drolet, M. (2000). Feasibility of an eight-week dance-based exercise program and its effects on locomotor ability of persons with Functional Class III rheumatoid arthritis. Arthritis Care and Research, 13(2), 100-111.
Purpose
This study was designed to evaluate the feasibility of an 8-week, dance-based, low-impact aerobics exercise program on a group of persons with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and to describe its effects on locomotor function, health status, functional independence, and psychological state.

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