title: Observation of the curative effect of external counter-pulsation therapy on progressive muscular dystrophy.
abstract: External counter-pulsation therapy was applied to 12 cases of progressive muscular dystrophy with effects of varying degressive markably effective in 3 cases, effective in 6, improved in 2 and no effect in one. In 11 of 12 cases the atrophic muscles became normal, in 3 of 8 cases the gastrocnemius softened and in 9 of 10 cases creatine phosphokinase greatly reduced. Electron microscopy found that the ultramicrostructure of the diseased muscles greatly improved, the structure and morphology of most mitochondria became normal, and glycogenesis disappeared.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Yu
authors.forename: S Z
authors.initials: SZ
authors.lastname: Bi
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004599:Electric Stimulation Therapy / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009132:Muscles / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*