descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Aug 2012 English Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation Clinics of North America, volume 23, pages 653-673 (issn: 1047-9651,

Authors: R. Ted Abresch; Jay J. Han; Craig M. McDonald; Gregory T. Carter;

doi: 10.1016/j.pmr.2012.06.001

pmid: 22938880

Exercise in Neuromuscular Diseases

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Abstract

This article reviews the current knowledge regarding the benefits and contraindications of exercise on individuals with neuromuscular diseases (NMDs). Specific exercise prescriptions for individuals with NMDs do not exist because the evidence base is limited. Understanding the effect of exercise on individuals with NMDs requires the implementation of a series of multicenter, randomized controlled trials that are sufficiently powered and use reliable and valid outcome measures to assess the effect of exercise interventions-a major effort for each NMD. In addition to traditional measures of exercise efficacy, outcome variables should include measures of functional status and health-related quality of life.

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Keywords

Myositis, Mitochondrial Myopathies, Peripheral Nervous System Diseases, Neuromuscular Diseases, Muscular Dystrophies, Exercise Therapy, Humans, Motor Neuron Disease, Sedentary Behavior, Exercise, Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic

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