Effect of Aquatic Exercise on Functional Activity in Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Case Report

PURPOSE: This study examined the effects of aquatic exercise on the functional activities of patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.METHODS: This study was a single-group experimental ABA design in three children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy.The study period was 20 weeks, consisting of 4 weeks of baseline, 12 weeks of intervention, and 4 weeks of maintenance, with 40 minutes of aquatic exercise once a week in the intervention.The Duchenne muscular dystrophy upper extremity patient-reported outcome scale and the expanded version of the Hammersmith Functional Motor Scale version