The Effects of Resistance Exercise Training on Strength and Functional Tasks in Adults With Limb-Girdle, Becker, and Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophies

The Effects of Resistance Exercise Training on Strength and Functional Tasks in Adults With Limb-Girdle, Becker, and Facioscapulohumeral Dystrophies

Background: The inclusion of resistance training in the treatment and management of muscular dystrophy has previously been discouraged, based on mainly anecdotal evidence. There remains a lack of experimental investigation into resistance training in individuals with muscular dystrophy. The aim of t...

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Main Authors: Emma L. Bostock, Dawn N. O'Dowd, Carl J. Payton, Dave Smith, Paul Orme, Bryn T. Edwards, Christopher I. Morse
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-11-01
Series:Frontiers in Neurology
Subjects:
functional tasks
Becker
Limb-Girdle
Fascioscapulohemeral
muscular dystrophy
resistance training
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fneur.2019.01216/full

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