Best Doctors for Myopathy Treatment in Mp Nagar, Bhopal

Myopathy are a group of disorders that leads to non functioning of the muscle fibers and causes various symptoms and hindrance to the daily activities. People suffering from myopathies often present with muscle weakness, progressive loss of muscle strength, wasting of muscle leading to abnormal thin limbs, muscle pain, cramps, muscle stiffness, tetany and in certain conditions rhabdomyolysis is also seen. Myopathies can be of two types ie., the inherited disorders which are due to genetic mutations like muscular dystrophy (DMD,Duchene muscular dystrophy), mitochondrial myopathy, congenital myopathies (present since birth) , channelopathies, metabolic myopathies and the other being acquired myopathies which are due to external factors like infectious myopathies, toxic myopathies, autoimmune myopathies etc. The most common type of myopathies are inflammatory and endocrine myopathies and are often seen in middle age women unlike DMD seen in more commonly in men. Prompt diagnosis and treatment is necessary to prevent further deterioration and provide supportive care.