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Any treatment for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy patients?
No, there is ABSOLUTELY no cure for DMD (Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy) in my knowledge.
What are some interesting facts about muscular dystrophy?
There is no cure
Is there a cure for Muscular dystrophy?
Yes there is a cure for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. What you need to do for this form of degeneration is simply get alot of protein in your diet on a daily basis, and workout on a daily basis. Always start very small with your workouts and then when your body is strong enough gradually increase the intensity in order to build more muscle. Rest and multi vitamins of all sorts are also needed. A great source of protein would be in eggs and whey protein and casein protein. I am speaking with my personal experience with muscular dystrophy. This diet is for all forms of MD.
What is the possible cure for muscular dystrophy?
The actual cure is simply to get your daily intake of multi-vitamins, and to get a high percent of protein daily specifically from eggs, whey protein, and casein protein. Also you must exercise daily.
Can you cure Muscular dystrophy?
There is no known cure for muscular dystrophy, although Eastern philosophies believe that humans can heal many illnesses and conditions by "balancing" the body.In Muscular Dystrophy, prolonged inactivity (such as bed rest and even sitting for long periods) can worsen the disease. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, orthotic intervention (e.g., ankle-foot orthosis), speech therapy and orthopedic instruments (e.g., wheelchairs and standing frames) may be helpful.Occupational therapy assists the individual with MD in engaging in his/her activities of daily living (self-feeding, self-care activities, etc.) and leisure activities at the most independent level possible
How can you get Muscular Dystrophy?
There is no known cure for muscular dystrophy, although Eastern philosophies believe that humans can heal many illnesses and conditions by "balancing" the body.In Muscular Dystrophy, prolonged inactivity (such as bed rest and even sitting for long periods) can worsen the disease. Physical therapy, occupational therapy, orthotic intervention (e.g., ankle-foot orthosis), speech therapy and orthopedic instruments (e.g., wheelchairs and standing frames) may be helpful.Occupational therapy assists the individual with MD in engaging in his/her activities of daily living (self-feeding, self-care activities, etc.) and leisure activities at the most independent level possible
Is there a cure to muscular dystrophy?
Yes there is a cure. In order to beat this thing you need to get a daily intake of multi vitamins, and you need to get a great percentage of protein and/or amino acids in your diet daily. Exercise is essential. You need to start off small before you go onto bigger weight. Exercise daily!
How does gene therapy aim to cure muscular dystrophy?
introduces good copies of the dystrophin gene into muscle cells. The goal is to allow the existing muscle cells to use the new gene to produce the dystrophin it cannot make with its flawed gene
Is it any cure of muscular dystrophy?
In some cases, like CMT, no. Symptoms of muscular dystropy can be surpressed with medication, but the disease is a genetic mutation. It's also hereditary, so it might be passed on to your children, even if you don't appear to have it. You might be a heterozygous for that particular gene. Meaning that it's a 50% chance for the gene to be passed on...
What experimental procedures aim to cure muscular dystrophy?
In myoblast transfer, millions of immature muscle cells are injected into an affected muscle. The goal of the treatment is to promote the growth of the injected cells, replacing the defective host cells with healthy new ones
Why is it important for a scientist to have math skills?
Say as if I were a scientist. I am trying to create something that will cure cancer. If I miscalculate and do the wrong things I could probably make something more worse than it was before.
What is the patch on the college football coaches shirts for?
Coach to Cure MD Week, a partnership between the American Football Coaches Association and Parent Project MD. The goal is to raise awareness of Duchenne muscular dystrophy, the most common fatal childhood genetic disorder.
