Trial reportRheumatology international2013
Strengthening exercises to improve hand strength and functionality in rheumatoid arthritis with hand deformities: a randomized, controlled trial.
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- Dose-response effects of resistance training in sarcopenic older adults: systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC geriatrics · 2025Pooled it
- Quality of reporting and nature of harms in clinical trials on supervised exercise in patients with rheumatoid arthritis or axial spondyloarthritis.Rheumatology international · 2024Pooled it
- A systematic review exploring the evidence reported to underpin exercise dose in clinical trials of rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2020Pooled it
- Exercise for rheumatoid arthritis of the hand.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- A systematic review into the effectiveness of hand exercise therapy in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2014Pooled it
- Effects of isotonic and isometric hand exercises on pain, hand functions, dexterity and quality of life in women with rheumatoid arthritis.Rheumatology international · 2013Trial
- Eccentric Exercise Guidelines for Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Findings From a Randomized Controlled Trial.Health science reports · 2025Article
- Gujarati translation and adherence testing of Stretching and Strengthening of Rheumatoid Arthritis of the Hand (SARAH).Journal of family medicine and primary care · 2024Article
- Verification of grip strength as an evaluation tool for locomotive syndrome in rheumatoid arthritis.Osteoporosis and sarcopenia · 2024Article
- Effects of Exercise on Body Composition and Physical Function in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Scoping Review.Open access rheumatology : research and reviews · 2023Article
- Effect of task-oriented training on pain, functionality, and quality of life in rheumatoid arthritis.Turkish journal of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2022Article
- Handgrip strength and 2D : 4D in women: homogeneous samples challenge the (apparent) gender paradox.Proceedings. Biological sciences · 2021Article
- [Rehabilitation in rheumatic diseases and osteoporosis-a multidisciplinary task].Der Orthopade · 2021Review
- Computer-aided diagnosis based on hand thermal, RGB images, and grip force using artificial intelligence as screening tool for rheumatoid arthritis in women.Medical & biological engineering & computing · 2021Article
- [Management of early rheumatoid arthritis : Interdisciplinary guideline].Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie · 2020Review
- The Relation Between Disease Activity, Patient-Reported Outcomes, and Grip Force Over Time in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis.ACR open rheumatology · 2019Article
- Handgrip Strength as a Darwinian Fitness Indicator in Men.Frontiers in psychology · 2018Review
- Disease activity, handgrip strengths, and hand dexterity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.Clinical rheumatology · 2017Article
- Differences in muscle activity during hand-dexterity tasks between women with arthritis and a healthy reference group.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2014Article
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4 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.
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Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic inflammatory and chronic disease of joints, which may result in irreversible deformities. To evaluate the effects of an exercise programme aimed at improving the hand strength in individuals with hand deformities resulting from RA and to analyse the impact these exercises have on functionality. Twenty women with RA hand deformities participated in the study. They were randomly divided into two groups as follows: Group 1 (n = 13) had women participating in the exercise programme aimed at improving handgrip (HS) and pinch strengths (PS) as well as the motor coordination of the hand; Group 2 (n = 7) had women with RA who received no treatment for their hands (control). The treatment programme for hands consisted of 20 sessions, twice a week and at-home exercises. Both groups were submitted to Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ) and evaluation of HS and PS by means of dynamometry. Re-evaluations were performed after 10 and 20 sessions in Group 1 and after 2 months in Group 2. After 20 sessions of physiotherapy, Group 1 had a significant gain in HS and PS (p < 0.05) in addition to the improvement of functionality as assessed by HAQ (p = 0.016). For Group 2, no difference was found between the variables analysed (p > 0.05). The strengthening exercises for individuals with RA hand deformity are beneficial to improve handgrip and pinch strengths as well as functionality.
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