Search results for: DUCHENNE MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY (DMD)

• Timed rolling and rising tests in Duchenne muscular dystrophy ambulant boys: a feasibility study

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  • A. Sobierajska-Rek
  • J. Jabłońska-Brudło
  • A. Dąbrowska
  • W. Wojnicz
  • J. Meyer-Szary
  • J. Wierzba

  - MINERVA PEDIATRICA - Year 2024

  BACKGROUND: Functional activities are extensively used in motor assessments of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The role of timed items has been reported as an early prognostic factor for disease progression. However, there are two functional activities that are not widely assessed in clinical practice among Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients: rolling and bed rising. This study aimed to investigate whether the 360-degree...

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• A New Approach to Assess Quality of Motion in Functional Task of Upper Limb in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

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  • W. Wojnicz
  • A. Sobierajska-Rek
  • B. Zagrodny
  • M. Ludwicki
  • J. Jabłońska-Brudło
  • K. Pytka

  - Applied Sciences-Basel - Year 2022

  (1) Background: This study presents a new method for the motion quantitative analysis of Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients (DMD) performing functional tasks in clinical conditions. (2) Methods: An experimental study was designed to define how different levels of external mass (light and heavy) influence the performance of the upper limbs of a tested DMD and reference subject (RS) during horizontal movements (level of the waist)...

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