Whether you call it physical therapy or physiotherapy (PT), many of us suffering with Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) have had to seek that kind of help for injury or to help us restore and/or maintain physical functionality while fighting this neuromuscular condition....
Like many of us living with Charcot Marie Tooth Disease (CMT) finding ways to overcome our set of unique challenges in order to stay healthier and remain as physically able as possible is a constant battle. Nordic Walking (NW), noted as a fitness trend by Harvard...
Most of us suffering with Charcot Marie Tooth (CMT) develop contractures. Contractures are defined as a stiffening of joints resulting in loss of movement of the joint and musculoskeletal deformities (most commonly of the feet and hands). They occur because as muscles...
Mario Bortolozzi, Ph. D. I am an associate Professor in Biophysics at the Department of Physics and Astronomy “G. Galilei” at the University of Padua in Italy. Following my studies in Physics at the same university, I earned my doctoral degree in...
While we all have the same moving parts, those of us with Charcot Marie Tooth disease know that, just as this article talks about, we can’t all do the same things. People with CMT often have to find very different ways to accomplish a particular motion. Even though we...
