Objective Robotic systems allow to initiate and facilitate the implementation of a movement executed by the patient. The objective was to test the interest of an innovative gait robot. Materials/patients…
Objective To validate, establish norms and evaluate the reproducibility of upper limb motor assessment tasks using REAplan in healthy children. REAplan is a rehabilitation robotic device allowing upper limb mobilization…
Objective Humanoid robotics has reached a technological level of development that allows considering them as potential assistive and social devices for people who lost a part of their autonomy. The…
Objective Neuromuscular diseases (NMD) are frequently characterized by a progressive clinical course leading to disability, which has an impact also on the quality of life. To date, there is no…
Objective To assess the applicability and the responsiveness of the motor function measure 1 (MFM) in a facio scapulo humeral dystrophy (FSHD) population. Materials/patients and methods It is an observational,…
Objective To study seated postural control in neuromuscular disorder. Materials/patients and methods We conducted a retrospective observational cohort study of 130 neuromuscular adult patients having a positioning wheelchair consultation in…
Objective To evaluate the relation between prehension strength, dexterity and axonal loss in a same cohort of CMT1A patients with valid tools. CMT1A is the most common form of hereditary…
Objective The aim of this prospective study was to investigate changes in muscle activity during gait in children with Duchenne muscular Dystrophy (DMD). Materials/patients and methods Dynamic surface electromyography recordings…
Objective Arthrogryposis multiplex congenita (AMC) is a clinical diagnosis characterized by the presence of at least two joint contractures at birth. Causes of AMC are numerous involving CNS, neuromuscular system,…
Objective Since 2005, in France, corticosteroid therapy is now widely used in Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This treatment has changed our practice of pediatric rehabilitation teams. We describe here our…
