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SynthesisRheumatology international2017

The role of land and aquatic exercise in ankylosing spondylitis: a systematic review.

Ana Zão, Pedro Cantista

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In one paragraph

Synthesis in Rheumatology international, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT06369324 (Efficacy of Pain Neuroscience Education and Physiotherapy in Patients Diagnosed with Spondyloarthritis), which is not on this map. Cited by 28 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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28citing papers in PubMed, 6 pooled it
3.8field-weighted citation impact, top 6% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT06369324 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2024, after this paper: background citation

Efficacy of Pain Neuroscience Education and Physiotherapy in Patients Diagnosed with Spondyloarthritis

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversidad de ExtremaduraRan2024 to 2024Enrolled48ConditionsSpondyloarthropathies, Ankylosing SpondylitisArmsPain education, Exercise supervised by external focus, Therapy by means of electrical stimulation (electro-massage)
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

28 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. Efficacy of aquatic therapy for neck pain: a systematic review.International journal of biometeorology · 2020
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  13. Exercise Therapy Research in Ankylosing Spondylitis-Induced Back Pain: A Bibliometric Study (2004-2023).Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research · 2024
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Ana ZãoPRM Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto/Hospital de Santo António, Largo do Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001, Porto, Portugal. anazaomfr@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6937-1553
Pedro CantistaPRM Department, Centro Hospitalar Universitário do Porto/Hospital de Santo António, Largo do Prof. Abel Salazar, 4099-001, Porto, Portugal.
Hospital de Santo António · PTUniversidade do Porto · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic and inflammatory rheumatic disease, characterized by pain and structural and functional impairments, such as reduced mobility and axial deformity, which lead to diminished quality of life. Its treatment includes not only drugs, but also nonpharmacological therapy. Exercise appears to be a promising modality. The aim of this study is to review the current evidence and evaluate the role of exercise either on land or in water for the management of patients with AS in the biological era. Systematic review of the literature published until November 2016 in Medline, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science and Scopus databases. Thirty-five studies were included for further analysis (30 concerning land exercise and 5 concerning water exercise; combined or not with biological drugs), comprising a total of 2515 patients. Most studies showed a positive effect of exercise on Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index, Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index, pain, mobility, function and quality of life. The benefit was statistically significant in randomized controlled trials. Results support a multimodal approach, including educational sessions and maintaining home-based program. This study highlights the important role of exercise in management of AS, therefore it should be encouraged and individually prescribed. More studies with good methodological quality are needed to strengthen the results and to define the specific characteristics of exercise programs that determine better results.

Indexed as

Clinical Trials as TopicExerciseExercise TherapyFemaleHumansMalePain ManagementQuality of LifeRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSpondylitis, AnkylosingTreatment OutcomeAnkylosing spondylitisExercisePhysical therapyRehabilitation

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PMID28983663
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