Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular Dystrophies (MD) are a group of rare neuromuscular diseases that cause progressive weakness and breakdown of skeletal muscles over time. They are caused by mutations in genes, usually involved in the making of muscle proteins.

There are many different disorders under the muscular dystrophies umbrella. Examples include, Duchenne Muscular dystrophy, Becker muscular dystrophy, facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy.

Signs and symptoms consistent with MD are:

·     Progressive muscular wasting and atrophy

·     Loss of balance in sitting and standing

·     Spinal scoliosis (curvature of the spine)

·     Changes to walking (waddling gait)

·     Reduction in joint range of movement

·     Muscular spasms

·     Gowers’ sign (using the hands to walk up the body from a squatting position to standing

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Types of Muscular Dystrophy

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