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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2024 Mar 18.
Published in final edited form as: Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 May 25;75(8):1299–1311. doi: 10.1002/art.42507

Table 3.

Exercise recommendations for the management of rheumatoid arthritis.

Recommendation Certainty of Evidence Based on the Evidence Report of the Following PICO(s) Page no(s) of Evidence Table(s) in Suppl. App. 3*
Consistent engagement in exercise is strongly recommended over no exercise. Moderate 4–7 205–354
Consistent engagement in aerobic exercise is conditionally recommended over no exercise. Very low to Low 4 205–252
Consistent engagement in aquatic exercise is conditionally recommended over no exercise. Low 5 253–270
Consistent engagement in resistance exercise is conditionally recommended over no exercise. Very low 6 271–327
Consistent engagement in mind-body exercise is conditionally recommended over no exercise. Very low to low 7 328–354
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Intervention definitions and examples are provided in Table 1.