Search results for: exercise

Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Should Exercise More, Sit Less

Lynne Feehan, PhD, PT, and Marie Westby, PhD, PT | November 1, 2014

Physical activity can improve mobility, strength and bone health, reduce fall risk for patients with RA

Exercise Can Help Patients With Rheumatic Disease Live Well

Staff | October 1, 2013

Physical activity can decrease pain, reduce symptoms, aid flexibility, and improve mental outlook

Exercise and Arthritis

Staff | May 1, 2008

Arthritis is consistently used as a reason why people limit exercise. However, physically active individuals with arthritis are healthier, happier, and live longer than those who are inactive and unfit.

Exercises to Improve Outcomes in Knee Osteroarthritis

Marian A. Minor, PT, PhD | May 1, 2008

An exercise program can improve functionality and quality of life

Differentiating POTS from Other Conditions

Mary Beth Nierengarten | November 6, 2025

At a ACR Convergence 2025 session, two experts discussed POTS, the importance of considering dysautonomia when making a differential diagnosis & an interdisciplinary approach to treatment.

Lupus Nephritis: A Serious Manifestation of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Graciela S. Alarcón, MD, MPH, MACR | November 5, 2025

In this review, some of the many abstracts on research into lupus nephritis presented at ACR Convergence 2025 are highlighted. The abstracts selected demonstrate the advances made on the early recognition of the condition, as well as offering some hope in terms of achieving better outcomes.

Does High-Intensity Interval Training Lower Inflammatory Disease Activity?

Kurt Ullman | November 4, 2025

Experts discuss high-intensity interval training as an underused “disease-modifying drug” for inflammatory diseases. Learn how to safely integrate it into patient treatment plans.

Research Gets Closer to Development of a Drug to Treat Osteoarthritis

Catherine Kolonko | November 3, 2025

Richard F. Loeser, Jr., MD, MACR, delivering the Oscar Gluck Memorial Lecture at ACR Convergence 2025, discussed research into new treatments for osteoarthritis.

How Lymphatic Drainage Controls Synovial Inflammation

Michael Cammarata, MD | November 2, 2025

Why do lymphatics fail in inflammatory arthritis? Research from ACR Convergence 2025 points to a network of telocytes & mast cells that control synovial drainage.

Dr. Tait Shanafelt, with ACR President Dr. Carol Langford

A Focus on Wellness; Keynote Speaker Tait Shananfelt, MD, Shared Causes of Occupational Burnout & Pearls to Prevent It

Vanessa Caceres | October 30, 2025

This year’s Opening Session of ACR Convergence 2025 featured a well-known thought leader on physician burnout, Dr. Tait Shanafelt, who provided insight into the risk of burnout and how to prevent it. Key leadership also addressed research advocacy and more.