ArticleJournal of physical therapy science2018
The effect of wearing night splints for one year on the standing motor function of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
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- Comprehensive management of acute respiratory distress in a 13-year-old female with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a case report.Journal of medical case reports · 2025Article
- Yearly motor function changes in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, including a COVID-19 behavioral restriction period.Journal of physical therapy science · 2024Article
- Pragmatic Neurorehabilitation Approach for Improving Quality of Life in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: A Case Report.Cureus · 2024Article
- Changes in motor function in Duchenne muscular dystrophy patients after travel restrictions due to COVID-19.Muscle & nerve · 2021Observational
- Magnetic Resonance Imaging Studies in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Linking Findings to the Physical Therapy Clinic.Physical therapy · 2020Article
- Transition from Childhood to Adulthood in Patients with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
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Abstract
[Purpose] To investigate the effect of night splints on the standing motor function and ankle dorsiflexion angles of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). [Subjects and Methods] Nine boys (age <11 years) with DMD were divided into the sufficiently-wearing group and the insufficiently-wearing group, according to how often they wore their splint for one year. We evaluated the changes between the pre-implementation and the one-year-after assessments of both the sufficiently-wearing group and the insufficiently-wearing group for the ankle dorsiflexion angle, North Star Ambulatory Assessment, 10-m running time, and time to stand from the floor. [Results] Only the left dorsiflexion angle of the ankle showed significantly difference for the sufficiently-wearing group. For other indicators, there were tendency toward improvement and maintenance in the sufficiently-wearing group. [Conclusion] The standing motor function improved significantly in some patients in the sufficiently-wearing group, suggesting that wearing night splints may promote the improvement and/or maintain of standing motor function in patients with DMD.
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