Muscle Disorders

General/Overviews

• Neuromuscular Diseases in the MDA Program (Muscular Dystrophy Association)

Clinical Trials

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Muscular Diseases (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Rhabdomyosarcoma (National Institutes of Health)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

• Electromyogram (EMG) (MedicineNet, Inc.)
• MR Imaging (MRI)-Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• Ultrasound-Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America)
• What to Expect During Your EMG Test (American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine)

Prevention/Screening

• Preventing Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)

Specific Conditions/Aspects

• Definition of Myositis: What Are Inflammatory Myopathies? (Myositis Association of America)
• Facts About Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Facts about Metabolic Diseases of Muscle (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Facts about Myopathies (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Facts about Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis (PM/DM) (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Hemifacial Spasm (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Inclusion Body Myositis (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Joint and Muscle Pain in Lupus (Lupus Foundation of America)
• Kearns-Sayre Syndrome (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Leiomyoma (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Mitochondrial Myopathies (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Muscle Cramps (Of Skeletal Muscles) (MedicineNet, Inc.)
• Myoclonus (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
• Myositis Q & A (Myositis Association of America)
• Opsoclonus Myoclonus (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Periodic Paralyses (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Spasticity (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
• Tendinitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Understanding Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A Comprehensive Guide (Families of Spinal Muscular Atrophy)

Treatment

• Botulinum Toxin Injections: A Treatment for Muscle Spasms (American Academy of Family Physicians)
• Cortisone Injection (Corticosteroid Injection) of Soft Tissues and Joints (MedicineNet, Inc.)
• How to Treat a Charley Horse (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• PDQ-Treatment-Patients: Childhood Rhabdomyosarcoma (National Cancer Institute)
• Spasticity Treatments (We Move)

Directories

• Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
• Find a Rheumatologist (American College of Rheumatology)
• Find an Orthopedic Surgeon (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

Organizations

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• American Association of Electrodiagnostic Medicine
• Muscular Dystrophy Association
• Myositis Association of America
• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases
• We Move

Children

• Juvenile Dermatomyositis (Arthritis Foundation)
• Rhabdomyosarcoma Resource Center (American Cancer Society)

Teenagers

• Rhabdomyosarcoma Resource Center (American Cancer Society)

Espaņol/Spanish

• Aprendiendo a Vivir con una Enfermedad Neuromuscular: un Mensaje para los Padres (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Hechos Acerca de la Polimiositis y la Dermatomiositis (Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• PDQ-Tratamiento-Pacientes: Rabdomiosarcoma Infantil (National Cancer Institute)