Progression of muscular co-activation and gait variability in children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: A 2-year follow-up study

Our findings suggest that patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy exhibit decline in functional capacity after 2  years from the baseline. Moreover, to cope with disease progression, patients try to maintain an effective gait by changing the balance dynamic strategies (i.e. increase in proximal muscle coactivation) during the course of disease.

Source: Clinical Biomechanics - July 2, 2020 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Martina Rinaldi, Maurizio Petrarca, Alberto Romano, Gessica Vasco, Carmen D'Anna, Daniele Bibbo, Maurizio Schmid, Enrico Castelli, Silvia Conforto Source Type: research