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Resistance exercise reduces symptoms of chronic Lyme Disease.

May 6, 2015 by Paul

Cases of Lyme Disease are growing at an alarming rate both in the US and the UK. This has been blamed on a warming planet, among other things, which allows the ticks that carry the disease to thrive.

Perhaps most worrying however, is the 40% of people who contract the disease that are left with persistent symptoms such as debilitating musculoskeletal pain, fatigue and poor health as a result. This has been termed chronic Lyme Disease.

Resistance training and chronic Lyme Disease

A recent study by a colleague in the US has found that low intensity resistance exercise has a positive effect on those symptoms, with subjects showing improvements in exercise performance and generally feeling healthier.

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