Is there a permanent cure for muscular dystrophy?

No, unfortunately there is no cure for muscular dystrophy. It is a relentlessly progressive disease, and gradual muscle weakness reaches a point sooner or later when there is no strength left to breathe. read more

NO there is no permanent cure for DMD but physiotherapy surly does help in maintaining the quality of life. A drug called Eteplirsen [Exondys 51] was recently approved by FDA in USA but that is too costly for $300000/years and has been found to be effective only in 13% of cases. It works on exon skipping principle. read more

There is no cure for any form of muscular dystrophy, but medications and therapy can slow the course of the disease. Human trials of gene therapy with the dystrophin gene are on the near horizon. For instance, scientists are researching ways to insert a working dystrophin gene into the muscles of boys with Duchenne and Becker muscular dystrophies. read more