ReviewCurrent treatment options in rheumatology2018
Exercise in Myositis.
Review in Current treatment options in rheumatology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 20 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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20 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 45 citations in OpenAlex.
- Quadriceps and ankle weakness in inclusion body myositis: impact on descending balance control and rehabilitation strategies - a systematic review.BMC musculoskeletal disorders · 2026Pooled it
- Physical exercise for dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Pooled it
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- The immune system in sporadic inclusion body myositis patients is not compromised by blood-flow restricted exercise training.Arthritis research & therapy · 2019Trial
- Self-efficacy in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: associated factors, profiles and patient-reported outcomes.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2026Article
- Physical Activity for Human and Planetary Health: Incorporating Green Exercise in the Management of Rheumatic Disease.Rheumatic diseases clinics of North America · 2026Review
- Vitamin D and its receptor in skeletal muscle are associated with muscle disease manifestation, lipid metabolism and physical fitness of patients with myositis.Arthritis research & therapy · 2025Article
- Refractory Severe Anti-SRP Myopathy that Improved with Long-term Rehabilitation Therapy: A Case Report.Progress in rehabilitation medicine · 2025Article
- Whole-body-electro-myostimulation for the care of inclusion body myositis-A case report.Clinical case reports · 2024Article
- Increasing daily duration of rehabilitation for inpatients with sporadic inclusion body myositis may contribute to improvement in activities of daily living: A nationwide database cohort study.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2023Article
- Myositis Multidisciplinary Clinic in a Tertiary Referral Center.Journal of multidisciplinary healthcare · 2023Article
- Rehabilitation and Exercise in Dermatomyositis: A Case Report and Narrative Review of the Literature.Cureus · 2022Article
- Harnessing the benefits of yoga for myositis, muscle dystrophies, and other musculoskeletal disorders.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Review
- Physical activity in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: two intervention proposals based on literature review.Clinical rheumatology · 2022Review
- Sexual function in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a cross-sectional study.Rheumatology (Oxford, England) · 2021Article
- The effect of a 24-week training focused on activities of daily living, muscle strengthening, and stability in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a monocentric controlled study with follow-up.Arthritis research & therapy · 2021Article
- Feasibility of a blended therapy approach in the treatment of patients with inflammatory myopathies.Archives of physiotherapy · 2021Article
- Impact and Management of Dysphagia in Inflammatory Myopathies.Current rheumatology reports · 2020Review
- Dysphagia in Patients with Sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis: Management Challenges.International journal of general medicine · 2019Review
- Clinical pearls and promising therapies in myositis.Expert review of clinical immunologyReview
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Abstract
purpose of the reviewA growing body of evidence supports exercise as a very important part of the treatment for adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM). This review mainly focuses on exercise studies published during the last 2 years in adult myositis. RECENT
findingsDuring the last couple of years, new publications present further evidence for intensive endurance exercise as an anti-inflammatory treatment inducing muscle growth and improving mitochondrial function compared a non-exercising control group. Further, blood-flow restricted resistance training was effective to maintain muscle strength compared to a non-exercising control group which lost a mean of 9.2% in quadriceps strength over 3 months in inclusion body myositis. Another study evaluates the effects of intra-muscular injections of an isoform of follistatin (FS344) by AAV1 in combination with exercise in a small group of patients with inclusion body myositis. An improvement in physical capacity was associated to higher exercise levels. Less is known about exercise effects in patients with recent onset, active polymyositis, and dermatomyositis. SUMMARY: All studies report safety of exercise in all types and stages of myositis and exercise could now be considered as medicine. It is recommended to initiate exercise on a low intensity under supervision of a physical therapist with regular follow-up and progression of intensity over time.
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