Assessment of muscular strength and functional capacity in the juvenile and adult myotonic dystrophy type 1 population: a 3-year follow-up study.

Marie-Pier RousselMarie-Michèle FisetLaurie GauthierClaudia LavoieÉmilie McNicollLaurie PouliotCynthia Gagnon Elise Duchesne

Published in: Journal of neurology (2021)

Quantified muscle testing is a better indicator of disease progression over a 3-year period than functional tests. Phenotype and sex are important factors that influence the progression of DM1.

Keyphrases

skeletal muscle
early onset
type diabetes
resistance training
metabolic syndrome
muscular dystrophy
young adults
glycemic control
insulin resistance