Exercise and nutrition key part of inflammatory arthritis treatment experts advise

Regular exercise and healthy eating should be discussed at regular intervals with people who have inflammatory forms of arthritis, experts advise in a review of the evidence.

After trawling through relevant research and guidelines, the team analysed the compiled results.

“Physical activity and training show positive effects on the disease itself and also on its comorbidities with existing certainty,” they explain in a German academic journal. “Nutritional medical approaches also provide preventive and rehabilitative beneficial possibilities.

“The increase of physical activity, regular physical training and the adaptation of diet should be a basic additive component of the treatment of inflammatory rheumatic diseases.”

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