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Trial reportZeitschrift fur Rheumatologie2015

Psychological effects of calisthenic exercises on neuroinflammatory and rheumatic diseases.

O Taspinar, T Aydın, A Celebi, Y Keskin, S Yavuz, M Guneser, A Camli, M Tosun, N Canbaz, M Gok

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Trial report in Zeitschrift fur Rheumatologie, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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10 authors.

O TaspinarFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey. drozgur82@gmail.com.
T AydınFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
A CelebiFaculty of Medicine, Department of Neurology, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
Y KeskinDepartment of Pyhisical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Medeniyet University Goztepe Training And Research Hospital, Goztepe, Turkey.
S YavuzDepartment of Pyhisical Therapy and Rehabilitation, Edirne State Hospital, Edirne, Turkey.
M GuneserFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
A CamliFaculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
M TosunDepartment of Department of Ortopedics and Traumatology, Karaman State Hospital, Karaman, Turkey.
N CanbazFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.
M GokFaculty of Medicine, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Bezmi Alem Vakıf University, Istanbul, Turkey.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of calisthenic exercises on psychological status in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and multiple sclerosis (MS).

methodsThis study comprised 40 patients diagnosed with AS randomized into two exercise groups (group 1 = hospital-based, group 2 = home-based) and 40 patients diagnosed with MS randomized into two exercise groups (group 1 = hospital-based, group 2 = home-based).

resultsThe exercise programme was completed by 73 participants (hospital-based = 34, home-based = 39). Mean age was 33.75 ± 5.77 years. After the 8-week exercise programme in the AS group, the home-based exercise group showed significant improvements in erythrocyte sedimentation rates (ESR). The hospital-based exercise group showed significant improvements in terms of the Bath AS Metrology Index (BASMI) and Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale-Anxiety (HADS-A) scores. After the 8-week exercise programme in the MS group, the home-based and hospital-based exercise groups showed significant improvements in terms of the 10-m walking test, Berg Balance Scale (BBS), HADS-A, and MS international Quality of Life (MusiQoL) scores. There was a significant improvement in the hospital-based and a significant deterioration in the home-based MS patients according to HADS-Depression (HADS-D) score.

conclusionThe positive effects of exercises on neurologic and rheumatic chronic inflammatory processes associated with disability should not be underestimated.

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AdolescentAdultFemaleGymnasticsHumansMaleMiddle AgedMultiple SclerosisQuality of LifeRheumatic DiseasesSingle-Blind MethodTreatment OutcomeTurkeyYoung AdultAnkylosing spondylitisAnxietyDepressionMultiple sclerosisQuality of life

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