Get Involved Medical professionals and providers bring vital expertise to the search for a cure and the ongoing development of best practices for care. There are many ways the clinicians, […]
We are committed to improving the lives of everyone affected by Duchenne through accelerating research to find the cure, improving care and empowering the Duchenne community. CureDuchenne is recognized as […]
What is Duchenne? Duchenne is a devastating muscle disease in children. Historically, most boys who have it do not survive beyond their late twenties, and those that do will be […]
Celeste Graham, PT, and Doug Levine, PT, join Jennifer Wallace, PT and Director of the CureDuchenne Cares program, who initially developed the workshops and training sessions. Together these physical therapists […]
As a mom of a son with Duchenne, I understand the importance of physical therapy in this disease. Early after Hawken’s diagnosis, we were referred to a physical therapy […]
Duchenne muscular dystrophy, an inherited genetic disease with no cure and no treatment, causes progressive muscle degeneration, leaving patients use a wheelchair by their mid-teens. The average life expectancy of […]