Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy basically refers to the muscles appearing poorly nourished because of degeneration, which leads to muscle weakness. A muscular dystrophy is a group of disorders, which are caused by genetic mutations. When these genes interfere with the proteins needed to form muscles, due to the lack of proteins, then muscles begin to get weaker over time.

Symptoms:

Our body can show some first signs of muscular dystrophy in muscular dystrophy at an early age of childhood, which include:

• Frequent falls.

• Difficulty with lying or sitting.

• Trouble in daily activities like running and jumping.

• Wadding gaits

• Learning disabilities.

• Muscle pain and stiffness.

• Large calf muscles.

• Breathing problems.

• Walking on toes.

It can affect anybody from childhood to the age of 40s. However, it depends on the type of muscular dystrophy.

Types of muscular dystrophy:

There are more than thirty types of muscular dystrophies, which are mainly divided in nine parts. 

• Duchenne muscular dystrophy

• Becker muscular dystrophy

• Congenital muscular dystrophy

• Myotonic muscular dystrophy

• Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy

• Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy

• Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy

• Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy

• Distal muscular dystrophy

Duchenne and Becker's muscular dystrophy are the most common. Duchenne muscular dystrophy appears in early childhood only in boys and progresses rapidly, whereas Becker muscular dystrophy appears between the ages of 11 to 25, mostly in males. 

Treatment:

There is no permanent cure for muscular dystrophy. However, modern medical science has developed some treatments that can help extend the time so that a person can stay normal. Treatment options available for muscular dystrophy are:

• Medication.

• Surgery.

• Neurological Therapy.

Unlike medication and surgery, neurological therapy has fewer risks and no side effects that can be caused by drugs used in other treatments to ease your pain and suffering