[…] agree with? The general thought in the past is that strength training was harmful for FSHD—that is not the case now. Moderate-intensity strength and aerobic exercises have been found to […]
Ask the Physical Therapist: Zero-Gravity Treadmills, Strength Training, and Braces for Lordosis
Rare Disease Day at NIH
Frank Kolakowski and Manuel Gomez, FSHD advocates extraordinaire, were on hand to represent FSH muscular dystrophy at this year’s National Institutes of Health Rare Disease Day event. Thank you!
FSH Society Supporters Dr. Michael Kyba and Marge Brchan Share Their Story With FOX 9 Minneapolis
[…] clip, click here. After being diagnosed at 19 years old, Brchan has battled the effects of FSHD most of her life. “It was very hopeless,” said Brchan. “They knew very little about […]
FSH Society grant award for myostatin study
[…] to enable muscle to achieve greater mass than it otherwise would. In conditions such as FSHD, where muscle mass is lost, a myostatin inhibitor would in theory enable muscle to re-grow without […]
The Moving Story of George Pollock’s quest to Race Across America
[…] George Pollock, who is racing across America this June to raise awareness and funds for FSHD, was featured in his high school’s magazine. In the article, George discusses what gave […]