Physical fitness in kids refers to their ability to perform physical activity. Their fitness level is not only important for success in sports and athletics, but also for good health. Aerobic fitness ...

If your young athlete struggles with muscle pains or weakness, there is a solution you might not know about. Muscle Activation Techniques is a relatively new process used to correct muscle imbalances ...

The first gene therapy for children with Duchenne muscular dystrophy has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The therapy can be used in 4- and 5-year-olds with the degenerative ...

We are learning more about the Enterovirus D-68 that affected thousands of children last year, which left some kids with weakness or paralysis. Now there is more evidence linking a new form of the ...

The drug, from biotech company Sarepta Therapeutics, will need to prove in an ongoing clinical trial that it improves physical function and mobility in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy in ...

Steelers players brought smiles to the faces of kids who attended Muscle Team, an event held at Heinz Field that benefits the Muscular Dystrophy Association. Players are teamed with an MDA Goodwill ...

ATLANTA - J.B. McWhorter, 12, doesn't seem to mind hanging out with a slightly bossy, round-eyed robot. The Dacula, Georgia middle schooler has cerebral palsy, or CP, a movement disorder that makes it ...