Efficacy of progressive resistance training for patients with rheumatoid arthritis and recommendations regarding its prescription
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Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a disease characterized by a high incidence of disability, cachexia, obesity, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and osteoporosis. To deal with RA generally, and these associated conditions specifically, the WHO [201] and various national health authorities (e.g., the American College of Rheumatology [ACR], European League Against Rheumatism [EULAR], American College of Sports Medicine [ACSM] and the American Heart Association [AHA]) [1–7,202] have advocated progressive resistance training (PRT; i.e., systematic weight training) as adjunct therapy. Additionally, two Cochrane Reviews have supported the inclusion of this form of physical training in the routine treatment of RA patients [8,9]. However, despite this weighty advocacy, regular PRT is rarely p rescribed for, or undertaken by, RA patients. In this article, the efficacy and safety of PRT as a treatment for RA will be discussed, with training recommendations and considerations outlined.
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