Dr Reilly and her colleagues are going to introduce a group of individuals with CMT to a home-based exercise programme. They hope that by strengthening the compensatory muscles, the length of time and distance that the individuals are able to walk for is increased and that fatigue of these muscles will be lessened. The group will use a number of measures to determine whether the exercise programme is having any effect
The results of this study should provide additional information that will help in the physiotherapy management of people with CMT who have problems with walking endurance. It will allow therapists to select an effective training program to address this specific difficulty.
Project leader: Dr Mary Reilly
Location: University College London, Institute of Neurology
Duration of project: 2 years (starting December 2008)
Total project cost: £115,950
Official project title: Strengthening hip flexors to improve walking distance in people with Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
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