ArticleCureus2022
The Refinement of Home Exercise Program for Children and Adolescents With Muscular Dystrophy in the Present COVID-19 Pandemic Scenario: A Scoping Review.
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- Digital technology integration in home-based exercise: a systematic review of research evolution, applications, and impact mechanisms.BMC public health · 2025Pooled it
- Advances in Dystrophinopathy Diagnosis and Therapy.Biomolecules · 2023Review
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Abstract
Muscular dystrophies (MDs) are a category of hereditary illnesses characterized by the gradual malfunction and/or weakening of the skeletal muscles. This disease of the muscles also results in hypotonia and joint contracture, along with raised serum creatine kinase (CK) levels. To prevent complications, continuous physiotherapy is advised for children with muscular dystrophy, which is even asked to perform at home as a home exercise program (HEP). As a result, the home exercise program (HEP) is critical in maintaining the optimal health of children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The present coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has adversely affected these children as there was very little scope to get direct help from a physiotherapist. Meanwhile, the home program was continued by many to compensate for the direct benefit. However, because of the lack of specific guidelines and structured methodology to follow for a home program, there was a deterioration in the health status of many children. There is a need to understand how the children are getting affected and the way the home program can be refined to help needy children with muscular dystrophy. Our scoping review aims to identify the present home program patterns being followed for children with DMD and their scope for refinement. The data were collected from electronic databases including PubMed, ProQuest, Cochrane, and Web of Science. We searched four electronic databases until September 2021. We included the published case studies, observational and experimental studies that described the positive impact of home exercise programs, and the methodology they followed as an alternative to institution-based physiotherapy. One hundred thirty-eight titles were screened, and 58 met the inclusion criteria. Along with regular physiotherapy, the incorporation of HEP helped in early complication prevention in patients with muscular dystrophy. The HEP was found to be a successful adjunct in the COVID-19 scenario. This review presents different therapeutic measures that can be taken for the prevention of complications in patients with MD and how the HEP plays an important role in removing the gaps on how HEP is beneficial in the COVID-19 scenario and a scope to refine the present methodologies for more accurate management.
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