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Reachable workspace

Reachable workspace is an outcome measure used in medicine to track disease progression in neuromuscular disorders that affect the upper extremities. It is defined as the space, relative to the torso, that an individual can reach by moving their upper extremities. It has been used in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).

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Reachable workspace is an outcome measure used in medicine to track disease progression in neuromuscular disorders that affect the upper extremities.12 It is defined as the space, relative to the torso, that an individual can reach by moving their upper extremities.1 It has been used in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) and facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).13

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  1. Han, JJ; Kurillo, G; Abresch, RT; De Bie, E; Nicorici, A; Bajcsy, R (September 2015). "Upper extremity 3-dimensional reachable workspace analysis in dystrophinopathy using Kinect". Muscle & Nerve. 52 (3): 344–55. doi:10.1002/mus.24567. PMC 4506893. PMID 25597487.
  2. Bortolani, S; Brusa, C; Rolle, E; Monforte, M; De Arcangelis, V; Ricci, E; Mongini, TE; Tasca, G (28 December 2021). "Technology outcome measures in neuromuscular disorders: A systematic review". European Journal of Neurology. 29 (4): 1266–1278. doi:10.1111/ene.15235. PMID 34962693. S2CID 245544808.
  3. Han, JJ; Kurillo, G; Abresch, RT; de Bie, E; Nicorici, A; Bajcsy, R (February 2015). "Reachable workspace in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) by Kinect". Muscle & Nerve. 51 (2): 168–75. doi:10.1002/mus.24287. PMC 4233016. PMID 24828906.