Matching your exercises to the strength of your muscles: Ian Cooper, Myositis Discovery Programme
Matching your exercises to the strength of your musclesMuscle weakness in several muscle groups, is the hallmark of myositis. To help gauge any changes in your muscle function, routine monitoring of muscle strength is most likely performed every time you visit your specialist. Without sophisticated testing equipment, the most common method of assessing your individual…
Bed band exercises
It’s normal to lose some muscle mass as we age. In fact, the average person can expect to lose 3 to 8 percent of muscle mass per decade after the age of 30! Fortunately, there are things you can do to slow muscle loss and maintain as much strength as possible throughout your life. This includes lifestyle interventions like eating…
Why do I feel tired?
A common symptom in people with muscle weakness is muscle fatigue, where after just a smallamount of activity or exercise, the muscle feels too tired to work effectively. Why then do peoplewith muscle disease feel tired so often? Firstly, let’s look at how muscles work in a person with no muscle damage. Its important to…
Use it or Lose it
Health professionals advising myositis patients now encourage carefully tailored exercise. Early thinking advised against exercise, for fear of increased inflammation leading to weakness. Recent studies have shown that regular exercise may have an anti-inflammatory effect and can improve strength and daily function for myositis patients. Since 1993 there have been several published studies which have…