Pregnancy taxes the musculoskeletal system. The enlarging gravid uterus alters the
maternal body's center of gravity, mechanically stressing the axial and pelvic systems, and …

Many neuromuscular conditions occur more frequently during pregnancy and include carpal
tunnel syndrome, Bell's palsy, lumbosacral radiculopathy, meralgia paresthetica, intercostal …

OBJECTIVE: To document pregnancy outcomes of women with moderate-to-severe physical
disabilities and to evaluate maternal and fetal outcomes compared with those of …

Bach JR: Medical considerations of long-term survival of Werdnig–Hoffmann disease. Am J
Phys Med Rehabil 2007; 86: 349–355. Objectives: To report intercurrent nonrespiratory …

Only sparse information is available concerning the relationship between pregnancy and
hereditary neuromuscular disorders. This review deals with several issues like the effects of …

Background Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a neurodegenerative disease that has a
substantial and multifaceted burden on affected adults. While advances in supportive care …

A great majority of people with neuromuscular diseases like muscular dystrophy, ALS, spinal
muscular atrophy, myasthenia gravis and post-poliomyelitis continue to be told that they …

Many neuromuscular disorders preexist or occur during pregnancy. In some cases,
pregnancy unmasks a latent hereditary disorder. Most available information is based on …

Although there had been little hope for effective treatments, this outcome is no longer the
case. The first improvements in strength using allogenic mesenchymal stem cells have been …

Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an autosomal recessive disease characterized by muscle
weakness and atrophy resulting from progressive degeneration and loss of the anterior horn …