Physical function and performance measures of children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease.

This study aimed to verify whether there are differences in foot type, physical function, and performance between children and adolescents with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) and their healthy counterparts, and whether an interval of 6 months, from the initial assessment, reveals any significant changes on physical performance and other specific physical measures of the lower limbs. : Participants between 6 and 17 years of age, with CMT (CMT group = 40), were compared to healthy participants (Control group, = 49). Twenty participants with CMT completed the follow-up.

Balance and muscle power of children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth.

Background: In certain diseases, functional constraints establish a greater relationship with muscle power than muscle strength. However, in hereditary peripheral polyneuropathies, no such relationship was found in the literature.

Objective: In children with Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT), to identify the impact of muscle strength and range of movement on the static/dynamic balance and standing long jump based on quantitative and functional variables.