Muscle Disorders

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Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis. Causes of muscle disorders include Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy Some cancers Inflammation, such as myositis Diseases of nerves that affect muscles Infections Certain medicines Sometimes the cause of muscle disorders is unknown.

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DrOwl

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Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis. Causes of muscle disorders include Injury or overuse, such as sprains or strains, cramps or tendinitis A genetic disorder, such as muscular dystrophy Some cancers Inflammation, such as myositis Diseases of nerves that affect muscles Infections Certain medicines Sometimes the cause of muscle disorders is unknown.

Muscular dystrophy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Read about different types of this progressive disease that interferes with the creation of new muscle, as well as treatments to help with symptoms.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscular-dystrophy/symptoms-causes/syc-20375388
Types of Muscular Dystrophy and Neuromuscular Diseases | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Muscular dystrophy causes weakness and the wasting away of muscle tissue. These diseases are inherited by the parents and each type involves the eventual loss of strength.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/types-of-muscular-dystrophy-and-neuromuscular-diseases
Muscle Disorders - MedlinePlus
Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.
https://medlineplus.gov/muscledisorders.html
Neuromuscular Disorders - Cedars-Sinai
The Neuromuscular Disorders Program in the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurology is dedicated to the best possible treatment and patient care for patients with disorders such as ALS, Charcot-Marie-Tooth and multiple sclerosis.
https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Health-Conditions/Neuromuscular-Disorders.aspx
Autoimmune Myositis - Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
Autoimmune Myositis - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/bone,-joint,-and-muscle-disorders/autoimmune-disorders-of-connective-tissue/autoimmune-myositis
Introduction to Inherited Muscular Disorders - Pediatrics - Merck Manuals Professional Edition
Introduction to Inherited Muscular Disorders - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the Merck Manuals - Medical Professional Version.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/inherited-muscular-disorders/introduction-to-inherited-muscular-disorders
Content - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited diseases characterized by weakness and wasting away of muscle tissue, with or without the breakdown of nerve tissue. There are 9 types of muscular dystrophy, with each type involving an eventual loss of strength, increasing disability.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=85
Neuromuscular Disorders | Michigan Medicine
University of Michigan Neuromuscular Program has experience and latest expertise in evaluating and comprehensively treating neuromuscular disorders.
https://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/brain-neurological-conditions/neuromuscular-disorders

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Muscular dystrophy - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic
Read about different types of this progressive disease that interferes with the creation of new muscle, as well as treatments to help with symptoms.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/muscular-dystrophy/symptoms-causes/syc-20375388
Types of Muscular Dystrophy and Neuromuscular Diseases | Johns Hopkins Medicine
Muscular dystrophy causes weakness and the wasting away of muscle tissue. These diseases are inherited by the parents and each type involves the eventual loss of strength.
https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/types-of-muscular-dystrophy-and-neuromuscular-diseases
Muscle Disorders - MedlinePlus
Your muscles help you move and help your body work. Different types of muscles have different jobs. There are many problems that can affect muscles. Muscle disorders can cause weakness, pain or even paralysis.
https://medlineplus.gov/muscledisorders.html
Neuromuscular Disorders - Cedars-Sinai
The Neuromuscular Disorders Program in the Cedars-Sinai Department of Neurology is dedicated to the best possible treatment and patient care for patients with disorders such as ALS, Charcot-Marie-Tooth and multiple sclerosis.
https://www.cedars-sinai.edu/Patients/Health-Conditions/Neuromuscular-Disorders.aspx
Autoimmune Myositis - Bone, Joint, and Muscle Disorders - Merck Manuals Consumer Version
Autoimmune Myositis - Learn about the causes, symptoms, diagnosis & treatment from the Merck Manuals - Medical Consumer Version.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/home/bone,-joint,-and-muscle-disorders/autoimmune-disorders-of-connective-tissue/autoimmune-myositis
Introduction to Inherited Muscular Disorders - Pediatrics - Merck Manuals Professional Edition
Introduction to Inherited Muscular Disorders - Etiology, pathophysiology, symptoms, signs, diagnosis & prognosis from the Merck Manuals - Medical Professional Version.
https://www.merckmanuals.com/professional/pediatrics/inherited-muscular-disorders/introduction-to-inherited-muscular-disorders
Content - Health Encyclopedia - University of Rochester Medical Center
Muscular dystrophy is a group of inherited diseases characterized by weakness and wasting away of muscle tissue, with or without the breakdown of nerve tissue. There are 9 types of muscular dystrophy, with each type involving an eventual loss of strength, increasing disability.
https://www.urmc.rochester.edu/encyclopedia/content.aspx?ContentTypeID=85
Neuromuscular Disorders | Michigan Medicine
University of Michigan Neuromuscular Program has experience and latest expertise in evaluating and comprehensively treating neuromuscular disorders.
https://www.uofmhealth.org/conditions-treatments/brain-neurological-conditions/neuromuscular-disorders

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