Aquatic therapy for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a pilot feasibility randomised controlled trial and mixed-methods process evaluation
Background: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare disease that causes the progressive loss of motor abilities such as walking. Standard treatment includes physiotherapy. No trial has evaluated whether or not adding aquatic therapy (AT) to land-based therapy (LBT) exercises helps to keep muscle...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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NIHR Journals Library
2017-05-01
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Series: | Health Technology Assessment |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.3310/hta21270 |