In a message dated 98-09-03 23:53:30 EDT, you write:
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Postural changes in DMD have been well-documented, and any good
paediatric PT textbook may be consulted for more detail.
In our quest for the link between "strength" and "posture", possibly
there exists a point along the continuum at which further increases in
"strength" (alone) of those stabilising/postural muscle groups will not
result in any measureable improvements to "optimal posture", and that,
instead, other factors (eg. neuromuscular, structural, cognitive)
become increasingly more important...
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Dear John,
I appreciate this thoughtful response, and agree entirely. I am certain that
the strength/posture correlation is documented in things like DMD, but I
contend that this conclusion can not be used to justify strengthening regimens
for postural changes in the absence of such pathology. This commonly occurs.
Barrett L. Dorko P.T.
<A HREF="http://qin.com/dorko"> "The Clinician's
Manual"<http://qin.com/dorko></A>
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