Efficacy of progressive resistance training for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and recommendations regarding its prescription

International Journal of Clinical Rheumatology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 189-205

  Lemmey, Andrew B ^a  

^a BANGOR UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

disability; exercise; obesity; osteoporosis; physical function; prescription; progressive resistance training; rheumatoid arthritis; rheumatoid cachexia

Indexed keywords

ANABOLIC AGENT; ANDROGEN; BISPHOSPHONIC ACID DERIVATIVE; ETANERCEPT; GLUCOCORTICOID; HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ENHANCER BINDING PROTEIN; METHOTREXATE; NANDROLONE DECANOATE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR INHIBITOR;

AEROBIC EXERCISE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CACHEXIA; CARPAL TUNNEL SYNDROME; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EXERCISE INTENSITY; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GRIP STRENGTH; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HORMONAL THERAPY; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; LIVER DISEASE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; MUSCLE MASS; MUSCLE STRENGTH; OBESITY; OSTEOPOROSIS; PHYSICAL CAPACITY; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSTATE CANCER; QUADRICEPS FEMORIS MUSCLE; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); RANGE OF MOTION; RESISTANCE TRAINING; REVIEW; RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS; RHEUMATOID CACHEXIA; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; RISK REDUCTION; SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE; TESTIS ATROPHY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT RESPONSE; VIRILIZATION; WEIGHT BEARING;

EID: 79955060712     PISSN: 17584272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/ijr.11.10     Document Type: Review

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