Acute effects of exercise on pain symptoms, clinical inflammatory markers and inflammatory cytokines in people with rheumatoid arthritis: a systematic literature review.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Exercise is advocated in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). However, uncertainty around the acute effects of exercise on pain and inflammation may be stopping people with RA from exercising more regularly.

Objectives

To determine the acute effects of exercise on pain symptoms, clinical inflammatory markers, and inflammatory cytokines in RA.

Design

A systematic review of the literature.

Data sources and methods

Five databases were searched (PubMed, Cochrane Library, CINAHL, Scopus and SPORTDiscus); inclusion criteria were studies with acute exercise, a definite diagnosis of RA and disease characteristics assessed by clinical function (i.e., disease activity score, health assessment questionnaire and self-reported pain), clinical markers assoc

SUBMITTER: Balchin C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9386862 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature