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Relationships between muscle size, strength, and physical activity in adults with muscular dystrophy: Muscle strength, size and physical activity in muscular dystrophy (2018)
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Jacques, M. F., Onambele-Pearson, G. L., Reeves, N. D., Stebbings, G. K., Smith, J., & Morse, C. I. (2018). Relationships between muscle size, strength, and physical activity in adults with muscular dystrophy: Muscle strength, size and physical activity in muscular dystrophy. Journal of Cachexia, Sarcopenia and Muscle, 9(6), 1042-1052. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcsm.12347

Background Muscular dystrophy (MD) is characterized by progressive muscle wasting and weakness, yet few comparisons to non-MD controls (CTRL) of muscle strength and size in this adult population exist. Physical activity (PA) is promoted to maintain... Read More about Relationships between muscle size, strength, and physical activity in adults with muscular dystrophy: Muscle strength, size and physical activity in muscular dystrophy.