TY - JOUR

T1 - Exercise as Medicine in Rheumatoid Arthritis: Effects on Function, Body Composition, and Cardiovascular Disease Risk

AU - Lemmey, A.B.

AU - Metsios, G.S.

PY - 2015/8/24

Y1 - 2015/8/24

N2 - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by functional disability and inflammation. This review explores the beneficial effects of exercise on function and cardiovascular disease risk in RA and explores the possibility that some of these beneficial effects may be moderated via exercise-induced improvements in body composition.

AB - Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterised by functional disability and inflammation. This review explores the beneficial effects of exercise on function and cardiovascular disease risk in RA and explores the possibility that some of these beneficial effects may be moderated via exercise-induced improvements in body composition.

U2 - www.acsm-cepa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3507

DO - www.acsm-cepa.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageID=3507

M3 - Article

VL - 4

SP - 14

EP - 22

JO - Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology

JF - Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology

SN - 2165-6193

IS - 1

ER -