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Professor in Clinical Exercise Physiology; Proud dad of 4; Exercise and Motorbike fan(atic); Views are my own

Thessaly, Greece
Joined June 2011
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Cardiorespiratory #fitness is a strong and consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality among adults: an overview of meta-analyses representing over 20.9 million observations from 199 unique cohort studies bjsm.bmj.com/content/58/10/5…
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Exercise can be an adjunct to anti TNF therapy. #EULAR2024 #rheumatoidarthritis @GeorgeMetsios
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High intensity #exercise can improve cardiorespiratory fitness in inflammatory #arthritis with sustained effects up to 6 months Full results from our ExeHeart RCT led by colleagues @ATTveter and @RenNorden ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/article…
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Very proud of my colleague @JetVvanZanten from @unibirmingham making the highlights of #EULAR2023 on social inequality of disadvantaged RMD populations. 👏🏻👏🏻 Very important topic for future research
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Excellent session on the contribution of @eularHPR in rheumatology research! @FerEstevezLopez @DavergneT @RenNorden #EULAR2023
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Very happy to present #exercise and inflammation in RMDs to #BSR2023 Excellent talks in the session by @loulouscorpio (inspiring) and @drradhamodgil and chaired by @jadeskeates and @rhyshayward06 Many thanks indeed for the invitation!!!
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IL-6 produced by #muscle with #exercise ↔️#Myokine ➡️Exercise creates anti-inflammatory phenotype in #health Via @GeorgeMetsios #BSR23
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Fantastic talk from @GeorgeMetsios discussing the anti-inflammatory effects of exercise #BSR23 @RheumatologyUK – at Manchester, England
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#Muscle stiffness after #exercise can last up to 72 hours in health ⚠️Important for patients with #rheumatic & #musculoskeletal disease not to confuse Delayed Onset Muscle Stiffness (DOMS) with disease flare ✅Proceed with gradual increase in exercise Via @GeorgeMetsios #BSR23
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@GeorgeMetsios makes a call to arms for #rheumtwitter #clinicalresearch Time to conduct a #RCT powered for #exercise induced changes in #CRP #inflammation #biomarker levels as primary outcome in #patients with #rheumatic #musculoskeletal conditions.
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Great contributions, informative context, open access, no publications/process fees (platinum). Must read!!!
New March 2023 Issue is out now! Lots of great content: ✅Immunonutrition in rheumatic diseases ✅Ocular Manifestations of Spondyloarthritis ✅Low-Dose Naltrexone in rheumatic diseases ✅Telemedicine in RA and much, much, more! #OpenAccess ENJOY! mjrheum.org/
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Digging deeper into #exercise; muscle physiology, inflammation, alderence and implemetation guided by @GeorgeMetsios at the @REMEDY_center reseach seminar. 💪Stronger together!
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@GeorgeMetsios 🇬🇷 speaking at #REMEDY2023 seminar on the role of exercise in rheumatic muskuloskeletal diseases (RMDs) Exercise improve cardiorespiratory 🫀🫁 fitness and muscle strength 💪, is safe, & reduce fatigue/pain
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Our new publication from the IMPACT-RMD Consortium on barriers/facilitators for physical activity in RMDs Barriers and facilitators for physical activity in rheumatic and musculoskeletal disease: a European-based survey @eular_org @eularHPR link.springer.com/article/10…
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