HCP Live July 30, 2024
Patients with lower levels of physical activity had higher levels of fatigue and a higher risk of sarcopenia.
Patients with inflammatory arthritis who exhibited moderate and high physical activity were shown to have better control of disease activity in addition to lower levels of depression and fatigue.1 However, investigators noted an omnipresent kinesiophobia, which is indicative of a strong need for continuous education about the benefits of physical activity and the way in which patients can properly exercise.
“The adequate level of physical activity is considered beneficial for disease activity, muscle strength, flexibility and aerobic capacities of the patients,” wrote a team of investigators led by Sretko Lukovic, an internal medicine resident at the Institute of Rheumatology Belgrade. “In addition,...
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