Exercise

ORLANDO — Adequate sleep, exercise and stress management are critical for patients with autoimmune diseases, according to a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference.

ORLANDO — Lifestyle modifications such as exercise and an anti-inflammatory diet can improve the well-being of patients being treated for autoimmune diseases, said a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Conference.

An exercise program with both aerobic and resistance training is associated with metabolic adaptation in older women with overweight and obesity, according to study findings published in Obesity.

ORLANDO — Exercise can supplement the efficacy of several therapies used to treat osteoporosis, according to a presenter at the 2022 Rheumatology Nurses Society Annual Conference.

In a cohort of U.S. veterans, high cardiorespiratory fitness was linked to lower risk for mortality across all age, sex and race groups, researchers reported.

Walking at a pace that induced ischemic leg pain in patients with lower-extremity peripheral artery disease improved 12-month walking velocity and Short Physical Performance Battery score vs. a pace that did not induce pain, findings show.

Healthy adults who reported long-term, guideline-recommended moderate or vigorous physical activity were less likely to die of any cause during decades of follow-up compared with those reporting no exercise, data show.

Patients with food-dependent exercise-induced allergic reactions such as anaphylaxis can benefit from avoiding culprit foods before workouts, according to a review published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology: In Practice.

Results showed a combination of exercise therapy and ultrasonography-guided corticosteroid injection was associated with improved outcomes in patients with long-standing Achilles tendinopathy.

Among physically inactive adults with asthma, exercise intensity modified the acute inflammatory response to exercise, researchers reported in Annals of the American Thoracic Society.