Muscle Disorders

Anatomy/Physiology

1.	Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Back View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ5WGJU8JC&sub_...




2.	Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Front View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZPUF8BGJC&sub_...




3.	Atlas of the Body: The Muscles -- Side View American Medical Association http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZ1PUCBGJC&sub_...




4.	Spinal Cord, Nerves and Muscles We Move http://www.mdvu.org/library/pediatric/anatomy/ana_scmn.html

Children

1.	Congenital Myopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myopathy_congenital/myopathy_congenital....




2.	Hypotonia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/hypotonia/hypotonia.htm




3.	Straight Talk about Curved Joints: Help for Patien Shriners Hospitals for Children http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/arthrogryposis1.html




4.	What Is Arthrogryposis? Shriners Hospitals for Children http://www.shrinershq.org/patientedu/arthrogryposis.html




5.	Your Multi-Talented Muscles Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/muscles_noSW.html

Clinical Trials

1.	ClinicalTrials.gov: Muscular Diseases National Institutes of Health http://clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/action/FindCondition?ui=D009135&recruiting...

Diagnosis/Symptoms

1.	Stiffness, Cramps and Twitching Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q73ss.html




2.	Muscle Biopsies Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q74ss.html




3.	Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/publications/Quest/q75ss.html

Directories

1.	Find a Rheumatologist American College of Rheumatology http://www.rheumatology.org/directory/geo.asp




2.	Find an Orthopaedist American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www6.aaos.org/memdir/public/memdir.asp




3.	Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation http://www.e-aapmr.org/imis/imisonline/findphys/find.cfm

Genetics

1.	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...

Organizations

1.	American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://www.aaos.org/




2.	Muscular Dystrophy Association http://www.mdausa.org/




3.	National Institute of Neurological Disorders and S http://www.ninds.nih.gov/




4.	National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeleta http://www.niams.nih.gov/

Overviews

1.	Diseases of the Muscle UpToDate http://patients.uptodate.com/topic.asp?file=bone_joi/2116

Related Issues

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

Specific Conditions

1.	Compartment Syndrome American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=287&topcategory=Abo...




2.	Familial Periodic Paralyses National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/periodic_paralysis/periodic_paralysis.ht...




3.	Multifocal Motor Neuropathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/multifocal_neuropathy/multifocal_neuropa...




4.	Muscle Contusion (Bruise) American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons http://orthoinfo.aaos.org/fact/thr_report.cfm?Thread_ID=316&topcategory=Spo...




5.	Myofascial Pain Syndrome Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care http://stoppain.org/pain_medicine/myofascial.html




6.	Myopathy National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myopathy/myopathy.htm




7.	Myotonia National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myotonia/myotonia.htm




8.	Myotonia Congenita National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke http://www.ninds.nih.gov/disorders/myotoniacongenita/myotoniacongenita.htm

Teenagers

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

Treatment

1.	Botulinum Toxin Injections: A Treatment for Muscle American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/017.xml