Spinal Sagittal Alignment Assessment and Hip Range of Motion in Ambulatory Boys with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy: Reliability, Diagnosis and Implications for Physiotherapy Management
The Rippstein plurimeter provides reliable measurements and is useful for monitoring posture in boys with DMD. Reduced hip mobility and lower limb positioning influence lumbar lordosis and should be considered in physiotherapy planning for DMD.
Authors
- Agnieszka Stępień (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3905-8229)
- Weronika Kruk-Majtyka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4619-3130)
- Grzegorz Gargas
Institutions
- Institute of Physiology and Pathology of Hearing (PL)
- Andrzej Frycz Modrzewski Krakow University (PL)
- Collegium Medicum in Bydgoszcz (PL)
- Krakowskie Centrum Rehabilitacji (PL)
- Józef Piłsudski University of Physical Education in Warsaw (PL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Healthcare
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare13192392
- Primary Topic
- Scoliosis diagnosis and treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00