Muscle Disorders Health information topics about 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   Recommended Resources: [CaRP] Can't open cache file. [CaRP] Unable to create/open RSS cache file. [CaRP] Failed to open file: /home/medidir/public_html/carp/autocache/f08f308c2a734eff75114115a30d9d37 [CaRP] Can't open remote newsfeed.