I was wondering, does it matter if a muscle is well developed due to good work outs (before you got sick)?
Not thinking any further, I thought yes of course.
However, because MG does not affect the muscle itself, but the the communication, does it really?

I mean, does a healthy, well developed muscle have more Ach receptors than the same healthy less developed muscle to begin with?

These is all besides the fact that being fit helps you with any disease, but I'm talking about specific muscle strength.



Sorry for my most awful spelling mistakes. Can't change them. *effected?!?*

[pingpongman]

It has affected my muscles a lot. Before I got MG I was very active person. Played highly competitive table tennis 5 days a week about 4 hours at a time. I no longer play, my legs are too weak. The muscles are like jello.
Mike

[AnnieB3]

I did some research on this a few years back, and, from what I found, it matters a little.

If someone is a body builder and gets MG, they can still become very weak and go into a crisis. So a "starting" point of muscle strength before MG might help fend off atrophy in the long run, but the MG process is still in play.

There were some studies (PubMed) that showed that staying as strong as you can does help, but the studies really weren't that great.

Once you have MG, it's harder to regain muscles, but it's not impossible.

As to the issue of more muscle receptors, I honestly don't know if a more developed muscle has more receptors. I'd have to do more research and, frankly, I'm beat lately. You'd have to look up if we're born with a certain set of receptors, if you want to do the research yourself.

Can a person "grow" muscle receptors past a certain age? I don't know. We are still building brain cells and bone density into our teens and twenties.

I don't have an answer, but I hope that sends you off into a good direction.

Annie

As to the issue of more muscle receptors, I honestly don't know if a more developed muscle has more receptors. I'd have to do more research and, frankly, I'm beat lately. You'd have to look up if we're born with a certain set of receptors, if you want to do the research yourself.

Can a person "grow" muscle receptors past a certain age? I don't know. We are still building brain cells and bone density into our teens and twenties.

I don't have an answer, but I hope that sends you off into a good direction.

Annie

Thank you! I'll try and see what I can find.

[ElenaG]

I had always been active, and noticed that when I got MG some of the strongest muscles I had, my legs and calf's were the most resilient as I use to run. Slowly though after the fact that I couldn't run a lot any more, they started to get more and more easily affected.