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Muscle Disorders |
Myopathies |
In medicine, a myopathy is a neuromuscular disease in which the muscle fibers dysfunction for any one of many reasons, resulting in muscular weakness. "Myopathy" simply means disorder ("pathy" from pathology) of muscle ("myo"). This implies that the primary defect is within the muscle, as opposed to the nerves ("neuropathies" or "neurogenic" disorders) or elsewhere (e.g., the brain etc.). Muscle cramps, stiffness, and spasm can also be associated with myopathy. Classes Because myopathy is ...
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Muscle Disorders Organizations
- Medline Plus http://medlineplus.gov/
- National Institutes of Health http://www.nih.gov/
- Nemours Foundation http://www.Nemours.org
- Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com
- National Center for Biotechnology Information http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/
- American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
- American College of Physicians http://www.acponline.org/
- American Medical Association http://www.ama-assn.org/
- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases http://www.niams.nih.gov/
- American College of Radiology, Radiological Society of North America
- We Move
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/
- American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org
- American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.aapmr.org/
- Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/
- Shriners Hospitals for Children
- Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care
- National Institute of Neurological Diseases and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/
- Office of Medical Applications of Research http://odp.od.nih.gov/omar/
Resources
- American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
- Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Back View (American Medical Association)
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