Exercise programmes for ankylosing spondylitis.

CONCLUSIONS: We found moderate- to low-quality evidence that exercise programmes probably slightly improve function, may reduce pain, and probably slightly reduce global patient assessment of disease activity, when compared with no intervention, and measured upon completion of the programme. We found moderate- to low-quality evidence that exercise programmes probably have little or no effect on improving function or reducing pain, when compared with usual care, and may have little or no effect on reducing patient assessment of disease activity, when measured upon completion of the programmes. We are uncertain whether exercise programmes improve spinal mobility, reduce fatigue, or induce adverse effects.
PMID: 31578051 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - October 1, 2019 Category: General Medicine Authors: Regnaux JP, Davergne T, Palazzo C, Roren A, Rannou F, Boutron I, Lefevre-Colau MM Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research