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Neuromuscular disorders affect the nerves that control your voluntary muscles. Voluntary muscles are the ones you can control, like in your arms and legs. Your nerve cells, also called neurons, send the messages that control these muscles. When the neurons become unhealthy or die, communication between your nervous system and muscles breaks down. As a result, your muscles weaken and waste away. The weakness can lead to twitching, cramps, aches and pains, and joint and movement problems. Sometimes it also affects heart function and your ability to breathe.
Examples of neuromuscular disorders include
Many neuromuscular diseases are genetic, which means they run in families or there is a mutation in your genes. Sometimes, an immune system disorder can cause them. Most of them have no cure. The goal of treatment is to improve symptoms, increase mobility and lengthen life.
Muscle Autoantibodies - Antibodies and complement in myopathies and neuromuscular junction disorders. Maintained by Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, Missouri.
Trophic factors - Contains information on neurotrophins, cytokines, growth factors - their main features, receptors and receptor subunits, as well as trophic factor related disorders. Maintained by the Neuromuscular Disease Centre at the Washington University, St.Louis, MO, USA.
NESS Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation Systems, Ltd. - Develops and manufactures unique innovative systems for rehabilitation of impairments resulting from central nervous system disorders.
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Canada - MDAC is a national voluntary agency committed to eliminating neuromuscular disorders and alleviating the associated distress.
Muscular Dystrophy Association of South Australia - Explanation of support services for all persons with muscular dystrophy and neuromuscular disorders.
Neuromuscular Disease Center - Review of various muscle, nerve and neuromuscular disorders; links to relevant sites.
Disorders of the Neuromuscular Junction - An introduction to disorders of the neuromuscular junction from Baylor College of Medicine.
Northwestern University Neuromuscular Disorder Program - Information for patients, professionals, and researchers about the program, affiliated clinics, neuromuscular diseases and research studies at Northwestern University Medical School.
Myopathy and neuromuscular junction disorders - Detailed information on some of the muscle diseases.
Muscular Dystrophy Canada - National voluntary agency committed to eliminating neuromuscular disorders.