Data are scarce regarding the benefits of strength training for muscular dystrophies, for which there are no cures. Strength training to ameliorate the effects of muscular dystrophies (MDs) was found ...

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) is a skeletal muscular dystrophy characterized by DNA hypomethylation of D4Z4 repeat units of a macrosatellite array found at the distal end of chromosome ...

"High clinical suspicion is important for this population of patients. Since muscular dystrophy is progressive in nature, monitoring disease progression in these patients is critical for timing ...

Genetic testing can confirm a muscular dystrophy (MD) diagnosis when symptoms and other tests already suggest MD. It also identifies specific gene mutations that can guide targeted treatment. Genetic ...

Surgical correction of scoliosis in patients with DMD remains controversial. This retrospective study enrolled patients who underwent posterior instrumented spinal fusion to correct spinal deformity ...

Delandistrogene moxeparvovec, a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), showed high dystrophin expression and a favorable safety profile in young patients. Delandistrogene moxeparvovec ...

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD) is a type of muscular dystrophy, a genetic condition that weakens and damages muscles. It can worsen with age. However, its symptoms are less severe than those of ...

Daughter Verena shares her personal story of living with Limb-girdle type 2A muscular dystrophy. The progressive disease affects muscles around the shoulders, limbs, hips, and thighs, making simple ...