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A man with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) won his right to live independently. Young adults with disabilities should know about this legal case.

Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) is a diverse group of inherited disorders that cause progressive weakness in the hip and shoulder muscles. Weakening and thinning of these muscles in LGMD can lead…

The start of a new school year can be stressful for the whole family, especially when juggling healthcare appointments, IEP plan meetings, school supply shopping, and assembling a back-to-school wardrobe.…

Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy treatment and research advances and updates.

How to create opportunities at your school to get kids with disabilities involved in extracurricular activities.

As the Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) continues our commitment to empowering people living with neuromuscular disease, we are excited to share our 2022 blog series: “Quest for Success”. Success looks…

Money kept in savings accounts pulls double duty: It’s accessible to address urgent, unexpected expenses, and it’s also a key component of a long-term investment strategy. In the face of…

Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a chronic neuromuscular disease characterized by muscle weakness that worsens after activity and improves after rest. MG is caused by an autoimmune reaction in which the…

Neuromuscular diseases are rare conditions that affect some part of the neuromuscular system, generally causing muscle weakness.

The Muscular Dystrophy Association, and the neuromuscular disease community has been a part of my extended family my entire life. And so today, on one of the biggest days of…