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Exercise and Fitness

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There is good evidence that exercise can help slow and even reverse the loss of function caused by FSHD. Exercise is also essential for your overall fitness and health. While exercise probably does not reverse the disease process itself, it helps strengthen muscles that are still healthy. A physical or occupational therapist can guide you in figuring out targeted exercises, stretches, etc. to support the healthy muscles and develop ways of moving and carrying out daily functions that avoid causing muscle strain and pain. There is no one-size-fits-all solution, however. It takes research, persistence, and creativity to find a regimen that works for you and your body. Our downloadable brochure Physical Therapy and Exercise for FSHD was written by leading experts to help you and your physical therapist work as a team. 

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Physical therapy and exercise videos

  • Young Professionals, May 2023, Five Approaches to FSHD and Fitness with Mitch Wade

    Young Professionals, May 2023, Five Approaches to FSHD and Fitness with Mitch Wade

  • Feeling Fit with FSHD: Training with Mitch Wade, May 2023

    Feeling Fit with FSHD: Training with Mitch Wade, May 2023

  • Feeling Fit with FSHD: Lower Extremities, Part 2, April 2023

    Feeling Fit with FSHD: Lower Extremities, Part 2, April 2023

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Physical therapy and exercise blog posts

Rediscovering the Freedom of Bicycling

By jkinoshita | November 26, 2017

by MICHELLE CHAUVIN  Sterling Heights, Michigan Bike riding is something I’ve always enjoyed. After my husband and I were married, we would drag our bikes down the stairs from our… Read More »

FSHD Family Day Conference in Los Angeles

By jkinoshita | October 1, 2017

The FSH Society’s Los Angeles FSHD Family Conference will be held on October 21, 2018, at Santa Monica College’s Bundy Campus. Join patients, families, and top researchers and clinicians for… Read More »

Ask the Physical Therapist series

By jkinoshita | September 30, 2017

Our blog series of Q&As with physical therapist Julie Hershberg contain so many useful tips that we thought it would be helpful to index them all in one place. Bookmark… Read More »

Bay Area FSHD Family Day Conference Videos and Slides

By jkinoshita | September 26, 2017

We are pleased to share slides and videos from our conference held in San Francisco on July 15, 2017. Thank you to our wonderful speakers and to our sponsor Acceleron… Read More »

Ohio FSHD Family Day Conference

By jkinoshita | July 21, 2017

Strengthening our network in the Midwest The FSHD Family Day Conference, hosted by Nationwide Children’s Hospital and the FSH Society on June 11, 2017, drew about 70 patients, families, researchers,… Read More »

Our new Physical Therapy brochure

By jkinoshita | July 19, 2017

Hot off the press, here’s our updated Physical Therapy brochure! Co-written by leading FSHD experts Katy Eichinger, PhD, Shree Pandya, PT, DPT, MS, and Wendy King, PT, the brochure provides… Read More »

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