Keep Moving PT Articles
Welcome to TIN’s Physical Therapy Article Series!
The articles here share information from reputable sources and are intended to provide you with information about ways to reach your full physical potential and to share stories of how others suffering from CMT have created unique paths to overcome the physical limitations of this neuromuscular disease. We hope these articles help empower you as you deal with the challenges of Charcot Marie Tooth disease.
*No content here should be a substitute for medical advice from your doctor, physical therapist or other qualified clinician.
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How CMT Disease Affects Balance
How Charcot Marie Tooth Disease Affects Balance & How TIN’s Physical Therapy Videos Can Help! When you live with an inherited neuropathy like Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease (CMT) every day, you soon understand the effect this neuromuscular condition has on the...
The Benefit of Physical Therapy for Charcot Marie Tooth Patients
Whether you call it physical therapy or physiotherapy (PT), many of us suffering from an inherited neuropathy like 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...
How Nordic Walking Improves Physical Quality of Life for Those Suffering from Neuromuscular Conditions Like Charcot Marie Tooth Disease
“Helping those with CMT remain physically able as we work to find a cure!” 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...
Can Stretching Benefit Charcot Marie Tooth Patients in the Management of Muscular Contractures; Improving Function for Activities of Our Daily Living?
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...