The relevance of trunk evaluation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the segmental assessment of trunk control

The relevance of trunk evaluation in Duchenne muscular dystrophy: the segmental assessment of trunk control

ABSTRACT The aim was to describe trunk control in ambulant and non-ambulant patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). We conducted a cross-sectional analysis of a sample of 50 DMD patients, (M age = 16.7 years) who underwent the Segmental Assessment of Trunk Control (SATCo). A seven-level sca...

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Main Authors: Cristina dos Santos Cardoso de Sá, Iara Kristine Fagundes, Talita Bastos Araújo, Acary Souza Bulle Oliveira, Francis Meire Fávero
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academia Brasileira de Neurologia (ABNEURO)
Series:Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria
Subjects:
muscular dystrophy, Duchenne
physical therapy specialty
evaluation
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