Pediatric occupational and physical therapists often provide trunk training exercises for boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD). The purpose of a recent study was to evaluate whether trunk training affects limb, respiratory, and pulmonary function in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. METHODOLOGY OF THE STUDY ON TRUNK TRAINING AND DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Over the course […]
Child Development and Neurology published research on 40 makes with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) to examine tactile perception and manual dexterity, with or without visual feedback. The participants were assessed for tactile perception using two-point discrimination and stereognosis tests, and manual dexterity using the Pick-Up test with the eyes either open or closed. The results indicated […]
Pediatric Physical Therapy published a medical records review following serial casting in 9 boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy and ankle contractures. The results indicated improvements in range of motion (12 degrees on the right, 11.6 degrees on left with knee extended and 7.8 degrees on right and 8.7 degrees on the left with knee flexed). […]
Journal of Child Neurology published research on the gait assessments of children with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy with long distance walking. Overall, the children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy exhibited significantly lower stride velocity and a less smooth trunk movement. When comparing the children with milder symptoms of Duchenne’s to children with more moderate symptoms, the milder […]