Physical Activity in Multiple Myeloma: A Review of the Current Literature.

ABSTRACT: One of the major issues patients with multiple myeloma (MM) suffer from is bone instability and the resulting difficulties that come along with it, such as pain and immobility. Few studies have been performed in this patient group to investigate the effects of physical exercise on outcomes such as muscle strength, quality of life, fatigue, and pain. A PubMed search was conducted by entering the search terms "multiple myeloma" and "exercise," and "multiple myeloma" and "physical activity" that yielded 178 and 218 manuscripts, respectively. Limiting the search results to clinical trials left 13 and 14 manuscripts, respectively, and 7 studies (1 retrospective chart review, 1 questionnaire study, and 5 prospective clinical trials). The majority of these studies (5) were published in the past d

SUBMITTER: Hillengass M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10062531 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature