Muscular Dystrophy Conditions and Diseases Health

Muscular Dystrophy Conditions and Diseases Health

Muscular dystrophy (MD) is a genetic disorder that weakens the muscles. People with MD can't make the proteins needed for healthy muscles. There are many types of MD. There is no cure, but doctors are working to find ways to fix the genes that make proteins for the muscles and create medicines that will work like the missing proteins. Muscle exercises, physical therapy, and breathing aids can help.

Top: Kids and Teens: Health: Conditions and Diseases: Muscular Dystrophy

KidsHealth: The Meaning of Muscular Dystrophy - Learn what it is, the different types, causes, how to help someone with MD, and what it's like.
Muscular Dystrophy - A short information sheet on MD compiled by NINDS, the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke.
TeensHealth: Muscular Dystrophy - Learn about different types of MD, the causes, and what it's like for teens who have it.
Bethany Tayla Woods - Read the story of this girl with Merosin negative congenital muscular dystrophy. Includes background on the family and the condition.

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