Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)

Spinal muscular atrophy is a genetic disease that affects the nerves that control muscle movement.

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Deconstructing SMA Types and Treatments

By Sujatha Gurunathan | August 23, 2023
Playground with blue spinning equipment in the foreground, and a grassy hill with blue slides and a colorful playhouse in the background.
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Accessible Playgrounds Give Everyone the Benefits of Play

By Annika Tourlas | August 23, 2023
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Understanding Hypotonia or Low Muscle Tone in Infants

By Myrna Traylor | August 15, 2023
A photo of Ken Yorgan surrounded by a group of men and boys wearing blue Orlando Magic shirts. Everyone is smiling. Yorgan is seated in the middle, wearing a black Orlando jersey under a tan plaid blazer. Ken is a 59-year-old man with blue eyes and salt-and-pepper hair.
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How a Positive Attitude Benefits an Army Administrator With SMA

By Rebecca Hume | August 8, 2023
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MDA Advocacy: Influencing Change in Washington D.C.

By Maggie Callahan | August 8, 2023
Graphic design with a male in a yellow shirt and blue pants sitting in a wheelchair talking to a female with a notepad in her hand separated by two large hands creating a heart.
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Overcome Embarrassment of Asking for Help in Daily Life

By Andrew Zaleski | August 8, 2023
Amy Shinneman wearing a beige blazer, Leah Zelaya wearing an orange floral dress and Reagan Imhoff, in a pink and white tweed blazer, sit smiling in their wheelchairs with their hands in their laps in front of the US Capitol building.
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MDA Advocates Return to Capitol Hill

By MDA Staff | August 8, 2023
A young woman in a wheelchair wears a graduation cap and gown while holding a diploma and her mother smiles next to her
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The Transition to Independent Living: A Parent’s Perspective

By Rebecca Hume | July 20, 2023
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Stand Up and Go with Mobile Standers and Standing Wheelchairs

By Kathy Wechsler; updated by Joanna Buoniconti | July 19, 2023
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How to Feel Safe in Your Home

By Claire Sykes | May 19, 2023