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CMT TREATMENT ARTICLES

Regular Walking Cuts Elderly Disability Risk

Issue date:  Sun, 08/10/2008 Author Name:  Christy Casamassima If someone told you that you could increase your likelihood of maintaining independence by 41 percent by participating in a simple walking program, would you do it? For older adults with CMT who are able to walk without pain or difficulty,...


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Gregory T. Carter, MD: CMT and Exciting Inroads to Better Understand and Treat It

Issue date:  Sun, 05/11/2008 Author Name:  Christy Casamassima An Interview with Gregory T. Carter, MD, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine at University of Washington about CMT and Some of the Exciting Inroads to Better Understand and Treat It  This April, HNF spoke with Gregory T. Carter, MD,...


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Can Coenzyme Q10 Alleviate Symptoms of Pain, Weakness and Fatigue? A New Study Tests the Premise

Issue date:  Mon, 02/11/2008 Author Name:  Christy Casamassima Recently, we have been hearing good things about the effects of an antioxidant called Coenzyme Q10 for people with CMT. To learn more, we spoke with researchers at Memorial Medical Centers John P. Murtha Neuroscience and Pain Institute, Ne...


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The Potential Dangers of Statins

Issue date:  Thu, 01/10/2008 Author Name:  Christy Casamassima Since the late 1980s, doctors and pharmaceutical companies have been touting and prescribing statins as cholesterol-lowering cure-alls for a host of ailments—from high blood pressure to arthritis to heart attack. And, indeed, statins ...


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A Bad Break: What to Do if You Break or Sprain a Limb

Issue date:  Thu, 11/29/2007 Author Name:  Christy Casamassima HNF President Allison Moore met Dr. Steven C. Sheskier, New York-based orthopedic surgeon, after she broke her foot while on vacation. Due to her CMT, she had many concerns about dealing with the break and with how her disease might affect...


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Promising New Therapies for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease type 1A (CMT1A)

Issue date:  Mon, 11/19/2007 Author Name:  David Pleasure, MD CMT1A, by far the most common form of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), affects approximately 1 in every 2,500 people, and is inherited in a dominant fashion—that is, on average, half of the children of an individual affected with CMT...


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Exercise as an Effective Treatment for CMT: A Brief Review

Issue date:  Sun, 11/11/2007 Author Name:  Dr. Robert D. Chetlin Though not extensively examined in clinical science, the use of exercise as a treatment for CMT has demonstrated some encouraging results. CMT patients have not been typically referred for exercise intervention, but the available data in...


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The Surgical Correction of CMT Deformity – A Step in the Right Direction

Issue date:  Tue, 10/30/2007 Author Name:  Glenn B. Pfeffer, MD Most patients who have moderate to severe CMT disease can be helped with surgery. Clawed toes can be straightened, high arched feet can be flattened, and unstable ankles can be tightened. Many patients are wary of having surgery because o...


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Acupuncture—Real or Fake—Improves Back Pain Dramatically

Issue date:  Tue, 10/09/2007 Author Name:  Christy Casamassima Have you ever thought about trying acupuncture but weren’t sure if it is a real cure or just a sham? Well, now there’s good reason to check it out, as researchers in Germany have found that fake acupuncture works nearly as well a...


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Treating Peripheral Neuropathy with Acupuncture

Issue date:  Sun, 05/20/2007 Author Name:  Christy Casamassima When we say “Peripheral Neuropathy” in relation to CMT, we are talking about a diagnosis that affects people in different ways. For some, it is the uncomfortable sensation of "pins and needles" or burning pain (especially at nigh...


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