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Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Information and Facts

Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease or CMT is a slow progression of weakness in the muscles as well as atrophy or wasting in the feet lower legs forearms and hands

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Friedreich's Ataxia Information

Friedreich's Ataxia an inherited disease that causes progressive damage to the nervous system resulting in muscle weakness speech problems and heart disease

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy Genetics

BMC Medicine details the first research focused on human muscle tissue atrophied due to a genetic condition

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Weight Gain Early in Life Leads to Mobility Disabilities in Adulthood

Carrying extra weight earlier in life increases the risk of developing problems with mobility in old age

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Natural Hormone may Protect Muscle from Atrophy

Researchers have found a potential new treatment for the common problem of muscle atrophy

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Movement Disorder Symptoms Lessened by Antibiotic

Drug candidates for uses in treatment of dystonia Parkinsons disease and other neurological disorders

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy May Also Affect the Heart

It may be important to monitor heart function in patients with spinal muscular atrophy

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Prenatal Heart Defects in Spinal Muscular Atrophy Cases

Spinal muscular atrophy is caused by loss of a gene known as SMN1

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Family Members, Friends, and Caring for People with Mobility Disabilities

Ways people can help family members who have a permanent or temporary disability involving mobility impairment

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Dopa-Responsive Dystonia: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment Options

Information regarding Dopamine-responsive dystonia (DRD), a genetic movement disorder which usually manifests during early childhood

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Foot Drop: Symptoms, Causes & Treatment

Information regarding foot drop, a sign of an underlying muscular, neurological, or anatomical issue

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Dystonia: Types, Causes and General Overview

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or postures.

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