Muscle Disorders (Print Version)

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Muscle Disorders

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/muscledisorders.html

Latest News

Cause Found for Muscle Wasting in Diseases (10/15/2004, United Press International) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_20682.html (*this news item will not be available after 11/14/2004)

Anatomy/Physiology

Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Back View (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5WGJU8JC⊂_cat=258
Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Front View (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZPUF8BGJC⊂_cat=258
Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Side View (American Medical Association) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1PUCBGJC⊂_cat=258
Muscles (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/tutorials/musclesloader.html
Also available in Spanish - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/spanish/tutorials/musclesspanishloader.html
Spinal Cord, Nerves and Muscles (We Move) - http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/anatomy/ana_scmn.html

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities (Muscular Dystrophy Association) - http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q75ss.html
Glossary of Orthopaedic Diagnostic Tests (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=372&topcategory;=About%20Orthopaedics
Also available in Spanish - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=459&topcategory;=Spanish
MR Imaging (MRI): Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/mr_musculoskeletal.htm
Muscle Biopsies (Muscular Dystrophy Association) - http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q74ss.html
Stiffness, Cramps and Twitching (Muscular Dystrophy Association) - http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q73ss.html
Ultrasound: Musculoskeletal (American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America) - http://www.radiologyinfo.org/content/ultrasound-muscskel.htm

Treatment

Botulinum Toxin Injections: A Treatment for Muscle Spasms (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/017.xml
Injections (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=PN00046

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Muscular Diseases (National Institutes of Health) - http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009135&recruiting;=true

Specific Conditions

Compartment Syndrome (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=287&topcategory;=About%20Orthopaedics
Familial Periodic Paralyses (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/periodic_doc.htm
Multifocal Motor Neuropathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/multifocal_neuropathy.htm
Muscle Contusion (Bruise) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=316&topcategory;=Sports
Myofascial Pain Syndrome (Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care) - http://stoppain.org/pain_medicine/myofascial.html
Myopathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/myopathy.htm
Myotonia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/myotonia.htm
Myotonia Congenita (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/myotoniacongenita.htm

Related Issues

Footdrop (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HQ00724

Research

Muscle Abnormalities in Four Patients Taking Statins To Treat Unfavorable Cholesterol Levels (American College of Physicians) - http://www.annals.org/cgi/content/full/137/7/I-45

Genetics

Genes and Disease: Muscle and Bone (National Center for Biotechnology Information) - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?call=bv.View..ShowSection&rid;=gnd.chapter.59

Directories

Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician (American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation) - http://www.e-aapmr.org/imis/imisonline/findphys/find.cfm
Find a Rheumatologist (American College of Rheumatology) - http://www.rheumatology.org/directory/geo.asp
Find an Orthopaedist (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons) - http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp?orthoinfo=orthinfo

Organizations

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - http://www.aaos.org/
Muscular Dystrophy Association - http://www.mdausa.org/
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.niams.nih.gov/index_espanol.htm
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/

Children

Congenital Myopathies (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/myopathy_congenital.htm
Hypotonia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary - http://www.ninds.nih.gov/health_and_medical/disorders/hypotonia.htm
Straight Talk About Curved Joints: Help for Patients with Arthrogryposis (Shriners Hospitals for Children) - http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/arthrogryposis1.html
What is Arthrogryposis? (Shriners Hospitals for Children) - http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/arthrogryposis.html
Your Multi-Talented Muscles (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/muscles_noSW.html
Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/kid/en_espanol/cuerpo/muscles_esp.html

Teenagers

Bones, Muscles, and Joints (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/teen/your_body/body_basics/bones_muscles_joints.html

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The primary NIH organization for research on Muscle Disorders is the National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - http://www.niams.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 04 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 27 September 2004