Scleroderma Patients: Too Little Exercise Versus Feeling “Wrapped in Barbed Wire”

Exercise and physical activity are important to deal with the fatigue that may come from scleroderma. Too little activity can make fatigue worse.

In this Jason Dougherty’s video, learn more about a study on the effects of aerobic exercise on muscle endurance training for patients with scleroderma.

On the other hand, Scleroderma News contributor blogger Nicola Whitehill and scleroderma patient reports a different experience: “Quite often, exercise is encouraged in arthritis patients to keep the joints supple. I very much admire my fellow scleroderma patients who are able to exercise, as my ‘tin man’ body feels as though I have been dipped in concrete and wrapped in barbed wire.”

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