Comparison of telerehabilitation versus home-based video exercise in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy: a single-blind randomized study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have lost their access to on-site rehabilitation due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Telerehabilitation can be a viable approach for these patients to protect their muscle strength and functional status. The aim of this study is to compare telerehabilitation with home-based video exercises.

Patients and methods

Male, ambulatory DMD patients were randomized into telerehabilitation and video-exercise groups. Nineteen patients were included in the final analyses. Telerehabilitation consisted of live online exercises, while video exercise implemented a pre-recorded video as a home-based program. Both programs spanned 8 weeks, three times a week. Patients' muscle strength with a hand-held dynamometer, Quick Motor Function Tes

SUBMITTER: Kenis-Coskun O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9133319 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature