Osteoarthritis

EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis: 2025 update

Ann Rheum DisPublished Recommendations update

Methodological detailsEULAR, EULAR Standardised Operating Procedures, multidisciplinary task force, systematic literature searches
  • EULAR
  • EULAR Standardised Operating Procedures
  • Multidisciplinary task force
  • Systematic literature searches

Recommendations

As issued by the authors

  1. 4 overarching principles and 11 recommendations on physical activity (PA) and sedentary behaviour (SB), including PA promotion as standard care, measurements of PA, and intervention modalities considering dose, adaptations and (technology-based) behaviour change techniques

  2. Mean level of agreement 9.0 to 9.8; mean impact 8.3 to 9.2; mean feasibility of implementation 7.2 to 8.5 (0-10 scale)

Original publication

EULAR recommendations for physical activity in people with inflammatory arthritis and osteoarthritis: 2025 update. Ann Rheum Dis. Published 26 April 2026. doi:10.1016/j.ard.2026.03.006

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