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Is it advisable to do exercise when affected by Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy? Which activities would you suggest and how intense should they be?
Exercise with Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy: which activities patients recommend or avoid, and what the evidence says.
Currently this is unknown.
Posted Jan 6, 2026 by OPMD Association
Moderate excercise. You can not gain back wasted muscle and you can over work them.
Posted Apr 27, 2017 by OPMDAWARENESS 1000
A person with OPMD should be able to do all type of sport as long it is not with high intensity and the body allows to do it.
Posted May 18, 2017 by Monica 2150
Just walking if possible.
Posted Oct 27, 2018 by Llauren 1300
There are some studies that indicate that high impact exercise can cause quicker loss of muscle use. Others recommend that you except use what you can too rate. Here the help of a physical therapist can help. Be prepared to teach these professionals about this disease.
Posted Feb 22, 2021 by James 2500
