MYOPATHY

USCULAR DISEASE

SORAWIT CHALERMNAI MARK 1206

WHAT IS IT?

● MUSCULAR DISEASE
● MUSCLES DON’T FUNCTION PROPERLY
○ WORK LESS EFFECTIVELY
● CLASSIFICATION
○ GENETIC
■ PASSED FROM PARENTS TO CHILD
○ ACQUIRED
■ AUTOIMMUNE DISEASE
■ METABOLIC DISORDERS
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE BODY?
I . GENETIC
MYOPATHY

MUSCLE RESPIRATORY
WEAKNESS IMPAIRMENT

MOTOR MUSCLE
DELAY DYSFUNCTION
HOW DOES IT AFFECT THE BODY?
II. ACQUIRED MYOPATHY

MUSCLE MUSCLE
WEAKNESS SORENESS

CRAMPS STIFFNESS
 WHAT ARE THE CURES?
--- NO CURES AVAILABLE

MEDICATIONS SUPPORTIVE
1 -
-
CORTICOSTEROIDS
IMMUNOSUPPRESSANTS 3 DEVICES
- BRACES

DIETARY MANAGEMENT
2 -
-
OMEGA-3 FATTY ACIDS
VEGETABLES & PROTEINS 4 SURGERY
 HOW TO PREVENT THE DISEASE?
--- NO KNOWN WAYS

● PRACTICE GOOD HEALTH MEASURES

○ EAT A WELL-BALANCED DIET
○ EXERCISE REGULARLY
○ KEEP A HEALTHY WEIGHT
REFERENCES
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Myopathy-Information-Page

https://www.cedars-sinai.org/health-library/diseases-and-conditions/m/myopathy.html

https://www.verywellhealth.com/what-to-expect-after-a-myopathy-diagnosis-4135967

https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/diseases/17256-myopathies
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