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Aerobic Exercise

ID 253

Efficacy of Aerobic Exercise as a Lifestyle Change According to GRADE* Ranking: 


Agoraphobia [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to recommend aerobic exercise for the treatment of agoraphobia)

Grade of Evidence: Low level of evidence 


Generalized Anxiety Disorder [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to recommend aerobic exercise for the treatment of anxiety)

Grade of Evidence: Low level of evidence 


Alopecia [1, 2, 3]:

Recommendation: No recommendation (There is insufficient evidence to recommend aerobic exercise for the treatment of alopecia)

Grade of Evidence: Low level of evidence 


Angina [4, 5, 6]:

Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Some limited studies have shown a benefit for aerobic exercise for treatment of angina)

Grade of Evidence: Very low level of evidence 


Fibromyalgia [7, 8]:

Recommendation: Strongly in favor (Some well designed studies have found a significant benefit in the use of aerobic exercise for the treatment of fibromyalgia)

Grade of Evidence: Low level of evidence 


Osteoporosis [9, 10, 11, 12]:

Recommendation: Strongly in favor (Available evidence shows that aerobic evidence helps prevent osteoporosis.)

Grade of Evidence: Moderate level of evidence 


* www.gradeworkinggroup.org 

References: 

1. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20602575 

2. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25697132

3. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0278584613000821

4. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/719400

5. http://www.heartandmetabolism.com/download/38/8.pdf

6. http://prescription4exercise.com/patientpublic/health-enhancing-recommendations/condition-specific-recommendations/angina-coronary-heart-disease/angina-coronary-heart-disease-prescription/

7. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3165132/

8. http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/827054

9. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12137611

10. https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/osteoporosis-and-exercise

11. http://www.osteoporosis.org.au/sites/default/files/files/Exercise%20Fact%20Sheet%202nd%20Edition.pdf

12. http://www.osteoporosis.ca/osteoporosis-and-you/exercise-for-healthy-bones/what-kind-of-activity-is-best/



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