Background: Muscle fatigue, weakness and atrophy are basilar clinical features that accompany facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) the third most common muscular dystrophy. No therapy is available for FSHD. Case presentation: We describe the effects of 6mo exercise therapy and nutritional supplementation in a 43-year-old woman severely affected by FSHD. Conclusion: A mixed exercise program combined with nutritional supplementation can be safely used with beneficial effects in selected patients with FSHD.
An integrated approach in a case of facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
MAGNANI, BRUNO;GIOVANETTI, GIUSEPPE;D'ANTONA, GIUSEPPE
2014-01-01
Abstract
Background: Muscle fatigue, weakness and atrophy are basilar clinical features that accompany facioscapulohumeral dystrophy (FSHD) the third most common muscular dystrophy. No therapy is available for FSHD. Case presentation: We describe the effects of 6mo exercise therapy and nutritional supplementation in a 43-year-old woman severely affected by FSHD. Conclusion: A mixed exercise program combined with nutritional supplementation can be safely used with beneficial effects in selected patients with FSHD.File in questo prodotto:
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