Body composition and its association with physical performance, quality of life, and clinical indictors in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: a pilot study.

CONCLUSION: Our study seems to suggest that assessing of body composition could assist with monitoring of disease progression in people with Charcot-Marie Tooth; however these findings need to be substantiated in a larger cohort. Implications for Rehabilitation Higher lean body mass and lower fat mass of the legs is associated with better physical performances in people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Lower fat mass is related to greater quality of life and reduced clinical symptoms in people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Optimising favorable body composition profiles (higher lean body mass and lower fat mass) in people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease may be highly clinically relevant.
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Source: Disability and Rehabilitation - November 2, 2017 Category: Rehabilitation Authors: Hackett D, Roberts-Clarke D, Jain N, Mavros Y, Wilson GC, Halaki M, Burns J, Nicholson G, Fiatarone Singh M, Fornusek C Tags: Disabil Rehabil Source Type: research