How to exercise for muscular dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy refers to the malnutrition of muscles. The treatment of muscular dystrophy is very difficult and has certain genetic factors. Muscular dystrophy not only affects one's own health, but can also be passed on to the next generation. Therefore, friends suffering from muscular dystrophy should not only actively cooperate with the doctor's treatment, but also need to do appropriate exercise. So how should people with muscular dystrophy exercise? Let’s find out together.

Choose the exercise method that suits you according to the progression of your muscular dystrophy disease, and be careful not to over-exercise. In addition, patients with progressive muscular dystrophy should exercise to the best of their ability, and be given a reasonable activity program, range of activity, and intensity according to their condition, and they should not overwork themselves. The upper limbs can be trained by lifting, push-ups, chest expansion, etc.; the waist can be trained by sit-ups; the lower limbs can be trained by squatting, going upstairs, jumping, side leg stretches, etc. When patients perform functional exercises, they need to be protected to prevent accidents such as falls, and pay attention to preventing contractures. Appropriate traction should be applied to the knee joints and Achilles tendon joints after hot compresses. Massage of the pseudohypertrophy areas should be mainly kneading to prevent spinal deformities. Patients should maintain a good sitting posture and should lie flat to rest after fatigue.

Maintain an optimistic attitude, arrange entertainment activities appropriately, and pay attention to the combination of work and rest. Patients with muscular dystrophy should maintain a cheerful mood and build up self-confidence in overcoming the disease with strong willpower. Given that muscular dystrophy is a progressive disease with a high disability rate, early treatment and control of disease progression can improve quality of life. Properly arrange recreational activities to encourage patients to develop an optimistic and cheerful mood, and build up self-confidence in overcoming the disease with strong willpower.

Through the above introduction, I believe that friends have a clear understanding of the exercise methods for muscular dystrophy. There are also some patients with muscular dystrophy who have lost the ability to move freely due to severe condition. They can flex and extend their joints with the help of a doctor. I hope these contents can help more patients.