Results of manual resistance exercise on a manifesting carrier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. A case report.
This case report is about a manifesting carrier of Duchenne muscular dystrophy who participated in a program of maximal concentric-eccentric manual resistance exercise three days each week for 12 weeks. As a consequence, she achieved mean strength increases exceeding 28% bilaterally. She also ceased falling, which she had been experiencing several times a month before beginning the exercise program.
D005081:Exercise Therapy; D005260:Female; D006579:Heterozygote; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009136:Muscular Dystrophies / Q000235:genetics* / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000534:rehabilitation; D013997:Time Factors