Your statin patients will ask if they should AVOID exercise
August 2013
Your statin patients will ask if they should AVOID exercise...because of new studies they're hearing about in the lay press.
These studies suggest that statins limit some of the fitness benefits of exercise...or lead to more musculoskeletal injuries.
But other evidence suggests that statins don't reduce muscle strength or hinder exercise performance.
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