Background Strength training or aerobic exercise programmes, or both, might optimise
muscle and cardiorespiratory function and prevent additional disuse atrophy and …

Twin studies are powerful tools to discriminate whether a complex disease is due to genetic
or environmental factors. High concordance rates among monozygotic (MZ) twins support …

Over the past 50 years it has become clear that physical inactivity is associated with chronic
disease risk. For several rheumatic diseases, bed rest was traditionally advocated as the …

There is growing evidence to support the safety and efficacy of exercise in patients with adult
and juvenile idiopathic inflammatory myopathies. Five randomized controlled trials including …

Juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) is a rare heterogeneous immune-medicated condition with
characteristic skin rashes, muscle weakness, vasculopathy, and other organ involvement …

Exercise as a therapeutic modality in patients with idiopath... : Current Opinion in
Rheumatology Exercise as a therapeutic modality in patients with idiopathic inflammatory …

Abstract Objective. Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIMs) are a group of rare
heterogeneous autoimmune skeletal muscle disorders characterized by muscle weakness …

Objective: To determine the prevalence of pain, musculoskeletal syndromes, orthopedic
disorders and using computers and playing videogames among obese adolescents …

Background: The benefit and safety of exercise training for patients with neuromuscular
disorders (NMDs) has long been a contentious topic. This is, in part, due to recognised …

Objective. To study for the first time in a randomized controlled trial the feasibility, safety and
efficacy of an exercise training programme in children and adolescents with JDM. Methods …