What doctors do say is that muscular dystrophy has no pain. BS! There is a lot of pain associated with muscular dystrophy! Much is due to the fact that muscles are atrophying. As the get weaker and smaller, they are causing strain on the bones and joints that they are attached to. Since pain is subjective, mine can be anywhere from a five to a ten, which is half of a normal person’s idea of pain. I don’t take pain medication because I don’t want the side effects of them. As it progresses, I am reconsidering it.