Assessment of a sixteen-week training program on strength, pain, and function in rheumatoid arthritis patients

Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 165-171

  Flint Wagner, Hilary G ^a   Lisse, Jeffrey ^b   Lohman, Timothy G ^c   Going, Scott B ^c   Guido, Terri ^d   Cussler, Ellen ^c   Gates, Donald ^c   Yocum, David E ^e  

^a Department of Kinesiology ^*  (United States)

^b Arizona Arthritis Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^d SCORE Physical Therapy   (United States)

^e GENENTECH INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Exercise; Function; Pain; Rheumatoid arthritis; Strength training

Indexed keywords

INFLIXIMAB;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DYNAMOMETER; FEMALE; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH ASSESSMENT QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; ISOKINETIC EXERCISE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; TRAINING; VISUAL ANALOG SCALE;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIRHEUMATIC AGENTS; ARTHRALGIA; ARTHRITIS, RHEUMATOID; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PILOT PROJECTS; RESISTANCE TRAINING; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 67650930362     PISSN: 10761608     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/RHU.0b013e318190f95f     Document Type: Article

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