In the authors' words
“We included seven studies with 400 randomised participants; one study assessed exercise for preventing AIMSS and six studies assessed treating AIMSS.”
What was measured
- Joint pain No difference found
- Muscle strength No difference found
- Quality of life Mixed results
- Sticking with it No difference found
About the study
- Type
- Meta-analysis
- Who took part
- Postmenopausal, breast cancer survivors, osteoarthritis or joint pain
- How many
- 400
- Exercise
- Exercise with supplements, Other exercise
- Cited
- 36 times, per Europe PMC
- PubMed ID
- 31994181
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