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Table 1: General Exercise Guidelines for Persons with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

 

  Type Frequency Intensity Duration
Flexibility Passive/Active Daily Low 3x (10-30 sec)
Endurance Exercise Walking, Cycling, Swimming Variable
1-7 x per week
Low Variable
1-20 minutes
Muscular Strength Isokinetic, Concentric, or Eccentric only Variable
1-5 x per week
Low Variable
1-3 sets
5-15 repetitions

 

 

Table 2: Specific Exercise Guidelines for Persons with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

 

 

Muscle Groups

Flexibility Hip flexors, Shoulder extensors, Elbow flexors, Plantar flexors, Intrinsic hand flexors, Knee flexors
Endurance Exercise Muscles used for ambulation
Muscular Strength Hip extensors, Elbow extensors, Shoulder flexors, Dorsiflexors, Hand and wrist extensors, Back extensors

 

 

Table 3: Precautions and Contraindications to Exercise for Persons with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

 

Precautions and Contraindications

1. Muscle damaging eccentric exercise (i.e., downhilll running or walking)
2. Ballistic stretching
3. Sitting or lying for extended periods of time


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