Muscle weakness has a limited effect on motor control of gait in Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
Ines VandekerckhoveNathalie De BeukelaerMarleen Van den HauweBenjamin R ShumanKatherine M SteeleAnja Van CampenhoutNathalie GoemansKaat DesloovereMarije GoudriaanPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Despite the apparent weakness in DMD, synergy weights and activations were similar between the two groups. Our findings are in line with previous research suggesting non-neural alterations have limited influence on muscle synergies.