Impact of adding Mediterranean diet to aerobic and strengthening exercise program on pain, inflammation, and muscle performance in females with rheumatoid arthritis: a randomized controlled trial.
Nabil Mahmoud Abdel-AalRagia M KamilDalia I TayelRania H HamedMohamed M RagabAlshaymaa S Abd El-AzeimPublished in: Physiotherapy theory and practice (2024)
Adding MedDiet to aerobic and strengthening exercise program improved quadriceps and hamstrings muscles performance, pain, functional ability, CRP, handgrip strength, and body weight. Consequently, Mediterranean diet should be considered as adjunctive therapy in treating females with RA.
Keyphrases
- high intensity
- body weight
- rheumatoid arthritis
- chronic pain
- pain management
- neuropathic pain
- disease activity
- resistance training
- physical activity
- oxidative stress
- ankylosing spondylitis
- skeletal muscle
- quality improvement
- interstitial lung disease
- mesenchymal stem cells
- systemic lupus erythematosus
- spinal cord injury
- stem cells
- idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
- postoperative pain
- bone marrow