- PPMD hosts the only conference in the United States
focused solely on DMD.
- PPMD brings together experts in the DMD medical community
to inform, educate and participate with families and
young men with DMD.
- The Annual Conference is organized to provide detailed
information about research, treatment and care.
- Recently, the Annual Conference has brought together
more than 260 families and 38 DMD experts from AROUND
THE WORLD.
Examples of what the DMD community now knows with the
help of PPMD’s Annual Conference:
- Steroids are now considered the gold standard in DMD
treatment and care
- There is a consensus that early intervention is preferred
- Physical therapy for DMD must involve aggressive stretching
of the tendons, but not strength building
- Eccentric contractions are now known to be damaging
to muscle in DMD
- There is now respiratory consensus
- ACE inhibitors can help prevent or delay cardiac problems
- There is increased knowledge about bone health
For more information about the PPMD Conference please click
here.
