by breathestrong | Mar 6, 2025 | All BreatheStrong+, Life with CF
What's a DEXA Scan and Why Was I Asked to Get One? by Lauren Lyons, MSPT The DEXA scan is a quick, painless assessment of the density (strength) of your bones and your risk for fracture. It may have been suggested by one of your care team providers because individuals...
by breathestrong | Dec 11, 2024 | All BreatheStrong+, Exercise / Fitness, Life with CF
The Impacts on Exercise on Cystic Fibrosis by GM Brown Exercise has long been touted as beneficial to society as a whole. For those living with cystic fibrosis (CF), it has been determined to be a “predictor of survival.¹” In the simplest terms, according to multiple...
by breathestrong | Jul 1, 2024 | All BreatheStrong+, Life with CF
BreatheStrong+ AffloVest Recipient - Xander Watch our video to learn more about Xander, one of our BreatheStrong+ AffloVest recipients. Xander has cystic fibrosis, and his mom, Kelsey, is committed to all treatments available to help manage his disease. That’s why...
by breathestrong | Feb 26, 2024 | All BreatheStrong+, Life with CF
BreatheStrong+ AffloVest Recipient - James James and his family joined BreatheStrong+ in 2023. As part of the program, his mother applied for James to be considered for an AffloVest, a mobile airway treatment therapy that would enable him to get his...
by breathestrong | Sep 7, 2023 | All BreatheStrong+, Life with CF
Managing CFRD by Liz RevillaVertex Education Ambassador, Fitness Cystic Fibrosis Related Diabetes (CFRD) is the most common complication of CF that is unrelated to the lungs. CFRD is a unique condition that is different from Type 1 or Type 2 Diabetes, although it...
by breathestrong | Jun 15, 2023 | All BreatheStrong+, Exercise / Fitness, Life with CF
Cystic Fibrosis and Fitness by James RichardsonVertex Education Ambassador, Fitness In general, people with CF can play any sport or game they enjoy. There are very few activities to avoid, and those include scuba diving, skydiving, bungee jumping, and high-intensity...
