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Can Exercising In Gym Be Safe With Bowed Right Hand?

Hi... I am suffering from MHE since childhood. Now i am aged 23. I ve a bowed right hand. Tumors in my leg has been surgically removed few years back. Now i m fine. Can i start going to gym and start lifting weight like any other normal person. Plz suggest and send your views.Thanks
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Multiple Hereditary Exostoses. In theory the only risk I can come up with is too much stress on a bone that is weakened by the condition leading to a fracture. Certainly an x-ray survey would show if any bones were really messed up.
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Can Exercising In Gym Be Safe With Bowed Right Hand?

Multiple Hereditary Exostoses. In theory the only risk I can come up with is too much stress on a bone that is weakened by the condition leading to a fracture. Certainly an x-ray survey would show if any bones were really messed up.