What do systematic reviews say?

Flexibility exercise training vs aerobic exercise training

• Flexibility exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  1 study · 60 participants
  Very low

Hand exercise vs no exercise

• Exercise for hand osteoarthritis 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 369 participants
  Low

Exercise vs no intervention

• Exercise programmes for ankylosing spondylitis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  7 studies · 312 participants
  Moderate

Exercise vs usual care

• Exercise programmes for ankylosing spondylitis 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 1068 participants
  Moderate

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy vs land‐based exercise therapy

• Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  41 studies · 3323 participants
  Very low

Whole body vibration plus mixed exercise vs control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Whole body vibration exercise training for fibromyalgia 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Summary of findings table ‐ Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy vs placebo adjunctive therapies

• Adjunctive therapies in addition to land‐based exercise therapy for osteoarthritis of the hip or knee 2022 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  20 studies · 1361 participants
  Low

MX exercise training vs control

• Mixed exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia 2019 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  9 studies · 477 participants
  Moderate

Aerobic exercise vs control

• Aerobic exercise training for adults with fibromyalgia 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 246 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Exercise plus usual pharmacological care vs another intervention (education, joint aids, or relaxation) plus usual pharmacological care

• Exercise as adjunctive therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  3 studies · 182 participants
  Low

Summary of findings table ‐ Exercise plus usual pharmacological care vs usual pharmacological care alone

• Exercise as adjunctive therapy for systemic lupus erythematosus 2023 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 96 participants
  Low

Whole body vibration vs control

The review found no eligible studies for this question.

• Whole body vibration exercise training for fibromyalgia 2017 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  Studies not reported
  No studies found

Intervention not reported

• Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  9 studies · 521 participants
  High

Intervention not reported

• Exercise for osteoarthritis of the hip 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  6 studies · 365 participants
  High

Intervention not reported

• Exercise for osteoarthritis of the knee 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  44 studies · 3913 participants
  Moderate

Aquatic training vs land‐based training

• Aquatic exercise training for fibromyalgia 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 74 participants
  Very low

Resistance training vs aerobic exercise training

• Resistance exercise training for fibromyalgia 2013 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  2 studies · 86 participants
  Low

Intervention not reported

• Exercise interventions and patient beliefs for people with hip, knee or hip and knee osteoarthritis: a mixed methods… 2018 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  13 studies · 1599 participants
  Moderate

Intervention not reported

• High‐intensity versus low‐intensity physical activity or exercise in people with hip or knee osteoarthritis 2015 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  4 studies · 310 participants
  Low

Aquatic training vs control

• Aquatic exercise training for fibromyalgia 2014 · Cochrane Headline outcomes only
  no estimate extracted
  5 studies · 285 participants
  Moderate