- A new study found that people on statins who are worried about exercising due to fears about potential muscle damage need not worry.
- After moderate exercise, the muscles of statin-taking participants and control participants in the study felt about the same.
- However, high-intensity exercise for statin users is not recommended.
A new study provides encouragement for people on statins who are afraid to exercise for fear of causing muscle damage.
Some people on the cholesterol-lowering drug report experiencing muscle issues, and may forgo physical activity that is important for their cardiovascular health.
The study finds that statin users, whether they do or do not have muscle problems, experience the same muscle-related effects from moderate-intensity exercise.
After such exercise, temporary muscle pain and fatigue are common for anyone. This is also true for people on statins. Study participants who took statins, however, took a little longer to recover than did people in the study’s control group.
This study investigated the effects of moderate-intensity exercise. Other research has cautioned that
The recent findings appear in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The paper is accompanied by an editorial that underscores the importance of the study’s findings for the cardiovascular health of statin patients.
Statins are a family of medicines that can lower the level of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, or “bad cholesterol,” in a person’s blood.
“Statins are the most effective treatment for
“They are important treatments to prevent recurrent heart attacks and strokes,” he pointed out.
Emilee Taylor, doctor of pharmacy,…
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