When Leonor was 31 years old she developed problems with her walking and would sometimes fall when attempting to walk. She developed muscle atrophy in both lower limbs. She received treatment at the local hospital and received a muscle biopsy. The muscle biopsy specimen showed myocardiogenic damage. She was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy and received treatment for it, but it was mostly ineffective. The disease progressed gradually, and the weakness in the lower limbs increased. When Leonor was at the hospital, she fell 4 times resulting in fractures which were treated and healed. Five years ago, Leonor became unable to sit up independently and about four years ago was unable to walk unassisted. She was unable to turn over by herself while lying on her back.

Muscular dystrophy is a major problem worldwide. Leonor and her family searched for the best option for her throughout the world, but when they researched about Wu Stem Cells Medical Center's unique stem cell treatment for MD, and its effectiveness, they made the decision to come here to see how we could help her.

There is currently no effective treatment to cure muscular dystrophy, but our medical center has unique treatment to help slow down the progress of the disease and improve the patient's muscle strength. So Leonor and some of her family members decided to come to our hospital for stem cell treatment. Leonor had atrophy in the muscles of the shoulder girdle, deltoid muscles, biceps, triceps, quadriceps and soleus muscle, along with pseudo-hypertrophy. She had difficulty with dressing herself, eating, turning over, sitting and walking. There is a visible scar on the left upper limb, abdomen and calves. The rotational muscle strength of the neck was level 3; the shrugging strength of the shoulders was level 2. The adductor muscle strength of the left upper limb's proximal-end was level 3-, and the abductor muscle strength of the left upper limb's proximal-end was level 2, the muscle strength of the biceps brachii was level 3, the muscle strength of the triceps brachii was level 4. The grasping power was level 5. The adductor muscle strength of the right upper limb was level 2 and the abductor muscle strength was Level 1, the muscle strength of the biceps brachii was level 2, the muscle strength of the triceps brachii was level 4. The grasping power was level 5. The muscle strength of the iliopsoas was level 2, the muscle strength of the gluteus maximus was level 2, the muscle strength of the quadriceps femoris was level 2, and the muscle strength of the biceps femoris was level 3. The muscle tone of all four limbs was low; the tendon reflexes of all four limbs were not elicited.The abdominal reflex was sensitive. The bilateral Hoffmann's sign, Rossolimo's sign and Babinski's sign were negative. The sensation and fine sensation throughout the body was normal. Leonor was able to successfully complete the finger-to-nose test and the rapid rotation test. There were no signs of meningeal irritation. The muscle biopsy specimen taken at Leonor's local hospital showed myocardiogenic damage.

We initially gave Leonor a complete examination and she was diagnosed with limb-girdle muscular dystrophy. She received treatment to improve the blood circulation in order to increase the blood supply to the damaged neurons and to nourish the neurons. She also received treatment to promote the repair of the damaged neurons. This was accompanied with daily physical rehabilitation training. 

At present, Leonor's condition has shown good improvement. The muscle volume of the bilateral biceps brachii, triceps brachii, quadriceps, and femoris muscle has increased. The shoulder shrugging muscle strength is now level 2+. The muscle strength of the left upper limb's biceps brachii is now level 3+; the muscle strength of both upper limbs' triceps brachii is level 5. The grasping strength is level 5. The muscle strength of the iliopsoas muscle is level 3+. The muscle strength of the back has been increased when Leonor is sitting upright. Before Leonor was treated at our medical center, she would always have to shift her weight to her left leg in order to stand up, but now she can use both legs equally to stand. Both ankle reflexes can now be elicited.