Exercise therapy in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
2002
Theodora P M Vilet Vlieland, and
Ferdinand C Breedveld
Leiden University Medical Center, Department of Rheumatology, C4-R, PO Box 9600, 2300 RC, Leiden, The Netherlands. T.P.M.Vliet_Vlieland@LUMC.nl
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MeSH Term
Description
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D005081
Exercise Therapy
A regimen or plan of physical activities designed and prescribed for specific therapeutic goals. Its purpose is to restore normal musculoskeletal function or to reduce pain caused by diseases or injuries.
The prediction or projection of the nature of future problems or existing conditions based upon the extrapolation or interpretation of existing scientific data or by the application of scientific methodology.
Futurology,Projections and Predictions,Future,Predictions and Projections
D006801
Humans
Members of the species Homo sapiens.
Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D001172
Arthritis, Rheumatoid
A chronic systemic disease, primarily of the joints, marked by inflammatory changes in the synovial membranes and articular structures, widespread fibrinoid degeneration of the collagen fibers in mesenchymal tissues, and by atrophy and rarefaction of bony structures. Etiology is unknown, but autoimmune mechanisms have been implicated.
Rheumatoid Arthritis
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