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ArticleActa myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology2021

Management of motor rehabilitation in individuals with muscular dystrophies. 1

Maria Elena Lombardo, Elena Carraro, Cristina Sancricca, Michela Armando, Michela Catteruccia, Elena Mazzone, Giulia Ricci, Ferdinando Salamino, Filippo Maria Santorelli, Massimiliano Filosto and 1 more

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Article in Acta myologica : myopathies and cardiomyopathies : official journal of the Mediterranean Society of Myology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 9 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. [Autosomal recessive limb-girdle muscular dystrophy-10. Case report].Revista medica del Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Maria Elena LombardoCentro di Riabilitazione UILDM Lazio ONLUS, Rome, Italy.
Elena CarraroNeuromuscular Omnicentre, Fondazione Serena Onlus, Milan, Italy.
Cristina SancriccaCentro di Riabilitazione UILDM Lazio ONLUS, Rome, Italy.
Michela ArmandoDepartment of Rehabilitation, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Michela CatterucciaUnit of Neuromuscular and Neurodegenerative Disorders, Laboratory of Molecular Medicine, Department of Neurosciences, Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital, IRCCS, Rome, Italy.
Elena MazzonePhysioterapist and international trainer for therapeutic trials, Rome, Italy.
Giulia RicciNeurology Unit, Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy.
Ferdinando SalaminoSenior Lecturer, Department of Psychology, University of Northampton, UK.
Filippo Maria SantorelliMolecular Medicine, IRCCS Fondazione Stella Maris, Pisa, Italy.
Massimiliano FilostoDepartment of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, University of Brescia; NeMO-Brescia Clinical Center for Neuromuscular Diseases, Brescia, Italy.
UILDM (Italian Muscular Dystrophy Association) and Italian Consensus Conference Group on motor rehabilitation in muscular dystrophy
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital · ITCentro Clinico Nemo · ITFondazione Stella Maris · ITUniversity of Brescia · ITUniversity of Pisa · IT

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a group of neuromuscular diseases characterized by progressive muscle weakness due to various mutations in several genes involved in muscle structure and function. The age at onset, evolution and severity of the different forms of MD can vary and there is often impairment of motor function and activities of daily living. Although there have been important scientific advances with regard to pharmacological therapies for many forms of MD, rehabilitation management remains central to ensuring the patient's psychophysical well-being. Here we report the results of an Italian consensus conference promoted by UILDM (Unione Italiana Lotta alla Distrofia Muscolare, the Italian Muscular Dystrophy Association) in order to establish general indications and agreed protocols for motor rehabilitation of the different forms of MD.

Indexed as

Muscular DystrophiesNeuromuscular DiseasesActivities of Daily LivingHumansMuscle WeaknessRomeexercisemuscular dystrophyrehabilitation

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PMID34355124
PMCPMC8290512
OpenAlexW3181906969

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