10 EULAR Recommendations for Physical Activity in Arthritis

Sep 04, 2018

New guidelines emphasize that encouraging physical activity is integral to the care of patients with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis.

Reference1. Rausch Osthoff AK, Niedermann K, Braun J, et al. 2018 EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis. Ann Rheum Dis. 2018 Jul 11. pii: annrheumdis-2018-213585. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2018-213585.

The European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) Task Force developed 10 evidence-based recommendations for physical activity in inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis (rheumatoid arthritis [RA], spondyloarthritis, and hip and knee osteoarthritis).¹ The multidisciplinary task force from 16 countries conducted 2 systematic literature reviews that included 96 articles published between 1985 and 2017, with 66 randomized, controlled trials. Scroll through the slides for the 10 recommendations.

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EULAR, European League Against Rheumatism.

PASE, Physical Activity Scale for the Elderly; SQUASH, Short Questionnaire to Assess Health-enhancing Physical Activity.