A new study using neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) in zebrafish found that certain activities may help strengthen muscles affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy, a severe type of muscular ...

Exercise has been a part of Jillian Mercado’s life for almost as long as she can remember—even if it wasn’t always a welcome part. The L-Word: Generation Q star began working with a physical therapist ...

ST. LOUIS — The 2025 Muscular Dystrophy Association "Show of Strength" on Sunday raised more than $195,000 to help people living with neuromuscular diseases in the St. Louis area. For nearly 40 years, ...

Adding exercise to a genetic treatment for myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1) was more effective at reversing fatigue than administering the treatment alone in a study using a mouse model of the disease.