Patients With Spinal Muscular Atrophy Use High Percentages of Trunk Muscle Capacity to Perform Seated Tasks

Conclusions The trunk of patients with spinal muscular atrophy is weaker compared with healthy controls, reflected by reduced trunk torques and decreased active range of motion. In addition, patients with spinal muscular atrophy use high percentages of their trunk muscle capacity to perform tasks. Clinicians should take this into account for intervention development, because using high percentages of the maximum muscle capacity results in fatigue and muscle overloading.
Source: American Journal of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation - Category: Rehabilitation Tags: Original Research Articles Source Type: research