Abstracts tagged "Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and exercise"

Abstract Number: 2104 • ACR/ARHP Annual Meeting 2013
Exercise For Ankylosing Spondylitis: It′s Still Important
Janet Millner¹, John Barron², Kirsty Beinke³, Rachael Butterworth⁴, Briony Chasle⁵, Lindsay Dutton⁶, Margaret Lewington⁷, Errol Lim⁴, Tony Morley⁸, Jennie O'Reilly⁹, Kathryn Pickering¹⁰ and Jane Zochling¹, ¹Menzies Research Institute Tasmania, Hobart, Australia, ²Eastwood Physiotherapy, Adelaide, Australia, ³Adelaide West Pilates Physiotherapy, Adelaide, Australia, ⁴BJC Health, Sydney, Australia, ⁵South East Sydney Area Health Service, Sydney, Australia, ⁶Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, Australia, ⁷Hydrohealth, Brisbane, Australia, ⁸Physio Plus, Lismore, Australia, ⁹Physiotherapy, Melbourne, Australia, ¹⁰Curtin University, Perth, Australia
Background/Purpose: Previous systematic reviews [1] and international consensus [2] have agreed that exercise is beneficial in ankylosing spondylitis (AS), and this concept is widely supported…