Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked recessive disorder. It is still an incurable disease and many clinical trials are going on to find the cure for this disease. There is a need for sensitive and reliable measures for detecting the disease progression. This manuscript focuses on reviewing the different outcome measures which can be used in the Indian DMD patients.
Keywords: Duchenne muscular dystrophy; functional tests; outcome measures; strength tests.