Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy - Treatment and Research

Treatment and Research

  • No Food and Drug Administration approved therapies exist specifically for FSHD.
  • Physiotherapy could improve patients' functional status by providing therapeutic exercise and ADL training.
  • Occupational therapy can sometimes be used to help cope with new devices to make things easier.

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