History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

Expert diagnostic services and treatment are provided for patients with common and rare disorders of the muscular system, including muscular dystrophies. Myopathic (myo = muscle, pathy = disease) ...

Myopathy is a general medical term used to describe a group of disorders that affect skeletal muscle fibers, leading to muscle weakness. Centronuclear myopathies (CNM) are a group of rare and ...

Axial myopathy is a general term for a group of myopathies affecting the axial muscles. Axial myopathy appears to be a grossly underestimated feature of many muscle diseases and often overlooked ...

The diagnosis is rare, but devastating – children with congenital muscle disorders often never learn to walk. Until now, there was no chance of recovery, but researchers at the University of Basel and ...

New York, Dec. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) today announced more than $2.7 million in new research grants to advance groundbreaking discoveries across multiple ...

Malignancies may initially present with muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Age and gender-specific cancer screening should be completed or updated in those with a myopathic process. 9,10 ...