What is dynamic exercise and what is rheumatoid arthritis?
Dynamic exercise therapy programs means activities with enough intensity, duration, and frequency to improve stamina or muscle strength. Exercise can be any activity that enhances physical fitness. Exercise which gives you more energy, endurance or stamina is often called aerobic exercise. People exercise for many different reasons including weight loss, strengthening muscles and for general fitness. When you have rheumatoid arthritis, your immune system, which normally fights infection, attacks the lining of your joints. This makes your joints swollen, stiff and painful. The small joints of your hands and feet are usually affected first. There is no cure for RA at present, so treatments such as exercise aim to relieve pain and stiffness and improve your ability to move. Best estimate of what happens to people with rheumatoid arthritis who take part in a short term land-based dynamic exercise program: Pain (higher scores mean worse or more severe pain) – People who took part rated thei
