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MDA’s award-winning bimonthly national magazine goes to everyone registered with MDA, as well as to MDA clinics, researchers and subscribers.
Quest publishes articles on all aspects of living with a neuromuscular disease, and updates on research findings. Quest’s circulation is 125,000.
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Check Out the New Digital Version of Quest! |
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Game to Get Away
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Online games provide an alternate world
in which to play, say gamers with neuromuscular
diseases. Here’s a primer of terminology,
gaming options, social tips and
info on how playing may affect muscles.
In addition, Kid Quest, page 69, provides
Internet gaming safety tips for kids.
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Stories by Topic
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QUEST
Volume 10, Number 2, March/April 2003
COVER
- Pompe's Disease: A Killer Yields
to Modern Medicine
The Elmore Family of Concord, Calif., has a lot to celebrate,
since a lifesaving trial of an enzyme replacement therapy for
Pompe's disease developed by MDA research has changed the future
for son Nikko.
Photo by Amy Snyder
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FEATURES |
- When Form Meets Function
Shoulder surgery in FSH dystrophy can diminish pain and restore
strength and range of motion — when the right surgeon
operates on the right patient.
- Talking with Technology
The widening world of augmentative, alternative communication
offers you several ways to speak again — in your own words.
- MDA Summer Camp Lasts a Lifetime
Meet some young adults whose lives were changed by their summer
camp experiences, and a volunteer counselor who can say the
same.
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- Leaving on a Jet Plane
Air travel has never been a snap for people with disabilities,
and the new security checks add another layer of complication.
But, armed with the right information, you won't hate to go.
- To Boldly Go —
Exploring National Parks
- As the Wheel Turns...
Power-Assist Devices
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Research Updates
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