ReviewRheumatology international2018
The Efficacy of Tai Chi and Yoga in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Spondyloarthropathies: A narrative biomedical review.
Review in Rheumatology international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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12 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 27 citations in OpenAlex.
- Efficacy and safety of mind-body exercise for patients with axial spondyloarthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of orthopaedic surgery and research · 2024Pooled it
- Meta-Analysis of the Effect of Yoga Practice on Physical Fitness in the Elderly.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Pooled it
- Effects of face-to-face and remote Tai Chi in stable axial spondyloarthritis: a pilot randomised controlled trial.Rheumatology international · 2025Trial
- Reflections on 20 Years of Research on Tai Chi for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain: An Updated Review.Current rheumatology reports · 2026Review
- The Science of Tai Chi andJournal of integrative and complementary medicine · 2025Review
- Beyond conventional care: exploring complementary and alternative medicine for autoimmune disorders.Reumatologia · 2025Review
- An integrated approach to the treatment of Rheumatic diseases: the role of psychological interventions.Rheumatology international · 2024Review
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- Efficacy and safety of a mobile app intervention in patients with inflammatory arthritis: a prospective pilot study.Rheumatology international · 2022Article
- Potential Role of Yoga in the Management of Ankylosing Spondylitis: A Retrospective Study.Annals of neurosciences · 2021Article
- Movement-Based Therapies in Rehabilitation.Physical medicine and rehabilitation clinics of North America · 2020Review
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine Use in Rheumatoid Arthritis.Current rheumatology reports · 2020Review
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Abstract
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and spondyloarthropathies (SpA) are among the most common inflammatory rheumatic diseases, which might induce chronic pain for their sufferers. Mind-body interventions like Tai Chi and yoga are among the many alternative therapies for combatting chronic pain. This review aims to overview the articles about their effectiveness in RA and SpA. We searched PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Web of Science for English-language sources from their inception through September 2017. Case-control studies, interventional studies, and case series that included more than three cases and randomized crossover studies were included. The literature search retrieved 133 non-duplicate records, and 15 of them were eligible and were included in this review. The influence of Tai Chi remains debatable in RA, while there is only one study that investigated its efficacy in SpA. Yoga seems effective in decreasing pain and inflammation while increasing quality of life. There are no data available about its effect on SpA. Even after a thorough research, the number of articles is quite limited on the effectiveness of Tai Chi and yoga in RA and SpA. While these complementary approaches still show some promise as alternative therapies in RA and SpA, the literature lacks long-term studies with larger patient groups.
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