Myotonic dystrophy
Myotonic dystrophy (DM) is a genetic disorder leading to progressive muscle wasting, weakness, and difficulty relaxing muscles after contraction. It may also cause symptoms such as muscle stiffness, breathing problems, cataracts, intellectual disability, heart conduction issues, early balding, and infertility, typically presenting in individuals in their 20s and 30s.
Health Outcomes
- Enhanced Strength
- Improved Chest Press Strength
- Improved Fatigue Resistance
- Improved Isometric Maximal Voluntary Contraction Torque
- Improved Maximal Voluntary Contraction
- Improved Mean Power
- Improved Muscle Composition
- Improved Muscle Endurance
- Improved Muscle Metabolism
- Improved Muscle Quality
- Improved Skeletal Muscle Damage
- Improved Skeletal Muscle Function
- Improved Skeletal Muscle Health
- Improved Strength Endurance
- Improved Strength Performance
- Improved Strength and Power Performance
- Improved Thigh Muscle pH Value
- Improved Total Load Lifted
- Improved Upper Body Strength
- Increased Lactate Accumulation
- Maintained Cytoskeletal Integrity
- Maintained Muscle Integrity
- Preserved Wheel-Running Activity
- Reduced Choking Index
- Reduced Cytoskeleton Disruption
- Reduced Dysphagia
- Reduced Dysphagia Symptom Score
- Reduced Exercise-Induced Ammonia Levels
- Reduced Lean Mass
- Reduced Muscle Hypercontractility
- Reduced Muscle Thickness
- Reduced Muscle Wasting
- Reduced Muscular Endurance
- Reduced Proteotoxicity
- Reduced Pulse Rate
- Reduced Rating of Perceived Exertion