EXCELLENT EVIDENCE OF BENEFIT | GOOD EVIDENCE OF BENEFIT | FAIR EVIDENCE OF BENEFIT WITH MIXED RESULTS | PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE OF BENEFIT | EVIDENCE OF NO DIRECT BENEFIT |
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SPECIFIC CONDITIONS | ||||
Preventing falls6–19
Osteoarthritis25–38
Parkinson disease39–53
COPD rehabilitation54–59
Improving cognitive capacity62–68
| Depression69–77
Cardiac rehabilitation78–88
Stroke rehabilitation89–95
Cognitive impairment and dementia65,98
| Quality of life for cancer patients100–107
Fibromyalgia108–114
Hypertension117–121
Osteoporosis122–126
| Stroke prevention127
Anxiety69,129
Low back pain130–133
Postoperative arm mobility in breast cancer patients134
Schizophrenia139,140 PTSD141,142 Attention deficit disorder143,144 After brain and spinal cord injury146,147 | Diabetes (eg, HbA1c)149–153
Rheumatoid arthritis154–157
Chronic heart failure158–160
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GENERAL HEALTH AND FITNESS BENEFITS | ||||
Balance,161–173
Aerobic capacity159,174–178
| Strength159,178–182
| Well-being69,183–185
| Flexibility163,173,178,182
Kidney function121,193,194 | NA |
COPD—chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, HbA1c—hemoglobin A1c, NA—not applicable, PTSD—posttraumatic stress disorder.