Muscular Dystrophy

New Zealand, Hawaii Lauded for Inclusive Cultures New Zealand has been named the most inclusive country in the world for the fourth straight year in a study by the Othering & Belonging Institute’s annual Inclusiveness Index. The institute, based at University of California, Berkeley, said the index “ranks countries and U.S. states by their levels…

RESNA Welcomes Three Members to Board of Directors The Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America (RESNA) has announced that three newly elected board members will begin their terms on Aug. 1. In a July 12 social media post, RESNA welcomed Ana Allegretti, Ph.D., OTR, ATP; Julienne Brown, PT, DPT, NCS, ATP/SMS; and…

An industry veteran joins PDG Mobility; accessibility advocate Emily Ladau has a rough flight.

Study duplicated muscular dystrophy in a type of worm.

Registry of people living with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophy spans more than 100 countries.

A medication already approved for use in the United States could benefit muscular dystrophy patients, a new study says.

Limb-Girdle, Emery-Dreifuss and Facioscapulohumeral MD also cause mobility challenges that can start manifesting in childhood.

We first talked to Josh McDermott in 2009, when he was a high school student. His mobility device at that time was a Pride Mobility Products scooter, and he’d recently started collaborating with the Pride team. Josh and his mother, Joanne, talked candidly about what it was like to grow up with Limb-Girdle muscular dystrophy…