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ReviewReumatologia2026

Ambiguities in the effect of physical activity on bone remodelling in spondyloarthritis.

Agnieszka Alicja Kowalczyk, Mateusz Wilk, Mariusz Korkosz

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Review in Reumatologia, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Agnieszka Alicja KowalczykDepartment of Rheumatology, Immunology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0005-0255-5258
Mateusz WilkDepartment of Rheumatology, Immunology and Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Krakow, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7967-0880
Mariusz KorkoszDepartment of Rheumatology and Immunology, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1749-9739

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is characterized by inflammation of joints and entheses, leading to structural damage and loss of bone mineral density. The goal of this narrative review was to analyse the impact of physical activity on bone remodelling in patients with SpA. Two investigators searched the PubMed, Scopus, Directory of Open Access Journals, and Web of Science bibliographic databases (May 20, 2024; October 4, 2024; and May 19, 2025), then screened the articles for compliance with the inclusion criteria. Six related articles were included. No studies directly assessed the impact of physical activity on bone density in SpA. Prior research showed that short-term exercise does not affect ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging findings, while repeated activities, such as certain job types, may worsen structural damage. Data regarding the effect of physical activity on bone remodelling are scarce, and results are divergent. More research regarding biomechanical stress and bone remodelling is needed.

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axial spondyloarthritisbone densityexerciseosteogenesis

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PMID42677232
PMCPMC13528419

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