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Muscular Dystrophy

The Basics | Symptoms | Detection & Treatment

What Are the Symptoms of Muscular Dystrophy?

  • All forms: muscle weakness and progressive crippling;
  • Myotonic: muscle spasms or stiffening after use, hand weakness, foot drop;
  • Duchenne and Becker: clumsiness, frequent falling, difficulty getting up, waddling gait, curvature of the spine.

Call Your Doctor If:

  • A male toddler has decreased ability to walk or climb stairs or has difficulty lifting his arms above his head.
  • An adult experiences muscle spasms or stiffening after use, hand weakness, and foot drop.

Medically reviewed by Tracy Shuman, MD, August 2005.

SOURCES: The Mayo Clinic. Muscular Dystrophy Association. National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases.

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