Persistence of range of motion in dorsiflexion, when the triceps surae muscles weaken, worsens stance and gait in Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease: A case report

Europa Medicophysica

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 219-222

  Vinci, P ^a,b,c  

^a Unit of Rehabilitation of Charcot Marie Tooth Disease and Other Neuromuscular Disorders   (Italy)

^b Associazione Italiana Charcot Marie Tooth (AICMT)   (Italy)

^c NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Charcot Marie Tooth disease; Muscle, skeletal

Indexed keywords

MYELIN PROTEIN; MYELIN PROTEIN ZERO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; GAIT DISORDER; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; HEREDITARY MOTOR SENSORY NEUROPATHY; HUMAN; MOTOR NERVE CONDUCTION; MUSCLE WEAKNESS; NERVE POTENTIAL; PHYSIOTHERAPY; RANGE OF MOTION; TRICEPS SURAE MUSCLE;

ADULT; ANKLE; BIOMECHANICS; CHARCOT-MARIE-TOOTH DISEASE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; GAIT DISORDERS, NEUROLOGIC; HUMANS; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; MUSCULAR ATROPHY; POSTURE; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; SHOES;

EID: 33845958973     PISSN: 00142573     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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