ArticleAnnals of rehabilitation medicine2017
Muscle Mass, Strength, Mobility, Quality of Life, and Disease Severity in Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients: A Preliminary Study.
Article in Annals of rehabilitation medicine, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT04435860 (Evaluation of Relationship Between Trunk, Proximal Girdle Muscles' Strength, and Functionality and Disease Activity in Male Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis), which is not on this map. Cited by 7 papers.
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Evaluation of Relationship Between Trunk, Proximal Girdle Muscles' Strength, and Functionality and Disease Activity in Male Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis
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- Exploring the influence of sagittal imbalance on spinal mobility, function and quality of life in axial spondyloarthritis: a novel comprehensive compensatory mechanism of adaptation.Advances in rheumatology (London, England) · 2025Article
- Use of posturography in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: A systematic review.The South African journal of physiotherapy · 2024Review
- Spondyloarthritis and Sarcopenia: Prevalence of Probable Sarcopenia and its Impact on Disease Burden: The Saspar Study.Calcified tissue international · 2023Article
- A Cross-Sectional Study on Gluteal Muscles in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis at Different Stages of Hip Involvement.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- T2 mapping and fat quantification of lumbar paraspinal muscle in ankylosing spondylitis: a case control study.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2022Article
- Effect of Decreased Skeletal Muscle Index and Hand Grip Strength on Functional Recovery in Subacute Ambulatory Stroke Patients.Annals of rehabilitation medicine · 2019Article
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Abstract
objectiveTo determine if there is muscle mass reduction in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) compared to the general population and to examine the relationship between skeletal muscle mass, quality of life (QOL), strength, and mobility in patients with AS.
methodsA total of 30 AS patients were enrolled in this study. Skeletal muscle mass was measured by bioelectrical impedance analysis, and it was expressed as the skeletal muscle mass index (SMI). QOL was assessed using the EuroQOL (EQ-5D). To measure mobility, the modified Schöber test and chest expansion test were used. To measure grip strength as a measure of muscle strength, we used the hydraulic hand dynamometer. Additionally, we divided the patients into two groups according to the degree of X-ray finding and compared the differences between the two groups.
resultsThere was no significant reduction in skeletal muscle mass in patients with AS compared to the general population. Also, there was no significant correlation between SMI and QOL. On the other hand, there was a significant positive correlation between SMI and mobility, and grip strength. A significant positive correlation was found between mobility and QOL. Additionally, there was a statistically significant difference in mobility between the two groups according to the degree of X-ray finding.
conclusionMaintaining muscle mass in AS patients may not be helpful for improving QOL, but it may contribute to achieving adequate mobility and strength.
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