Exercise Guidelines for Patients with Inflammatory Arthritis

Updated guidelines on physical activity in patients with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis have been released, the first revision since 2018. The European Alliance of Associations for Rheumatology drew on the consensus of 26 experts to produce 11 recommendations, several of which have clinical implications. Two areas receive major new attention compared with the 2018 version: reducing sedentary behavior — independent of how much time one spends on structured exercise — and incorporating wearable activity trackers and other digital tools (Figure 1). The upda…