Aerobic exercise safe and effective for rheumatoid arthritis patients

Friday, June 25, 2010 - 08:35 in Health & Medicine

Researchers from the University of Grenoble Medical School in France determined that cardio-respiratory aerobic exercise is safe for patients with stable rheumatoid arthritis (RA). The team found that RA patients who exercised regularly had improved function, less joint pain, and greater quality of life. Full findings of the study are now available online and will publish in the July print issue of Arthritis Care and Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology...

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