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Using a novel exercise programme for patients with muscular dystrophy. Part II: a quantitative study.

Stig Wenneberg1, Lars-Gunnar Gunnarsson, Gerd Ahlström

  • 1Department of Caring Sciences, University of Orebro, Orebro, Sweden.

Disability and Rehabilitation
|June 19, 2004
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Qigong exercise may help slow the decline in general health for individuals with muscular dystrophy. This practice showed a tendency to maintain balance function during training periods.

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Area of Science:

  • Integrative and Complementary Medicine
  • Neurology
  • Physical Therapy

Background:

  • Muscular dystrophy encompasses a group of inherited conditions leading to progressive muscle weakness and loss.
  • Current management focuses on symptom control and maintaining function, with limited options for slowing disease progression.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively assess the impact of qigong on patients diagnosed with muscular dystrophy.
  • To evaluate qigong's effects on balance, respiratory function, quality of life, coping mechanisms, and depression levels.

Main Methods:

  • A 3-month randomized controlled trial involving 36 patients with muscular dystrophy.
  • Participants were assigned to either a qigong treatment group or a comparison group.
  • Assessments included Berg's Balance Scale, spirometry, SF-36, Ways of Coping Questionnaire, and Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating Scale.

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Main Results:

  • Perceived general health was maintained in the qigong group, unlike the comparison group (p=0.05).
  • Positive reappraisal coping decreased in the treatment group (p=0.05), while balance function showed a tendency to be maintained during qigong practice.
  • No significant changes were noted in respiratory function, quality of life, or depression levels.

Conclusions:

  • Qigong may serve as a beneficial adjunct therapy for muscular dystrophy patients, potentially reducing the rate of general health decline.
  • Further research is warranted to explore the observed changes in coping patterns and the specific effects of qigong on physical variables like balance.