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Muscular dystrophy

DESCRIPTION Muscular dystrophy (MD) refers to a group of genetic diseases characterized by progressive weakness and degeneration of the skeletal or voluntary muscles which control movement. The muscles of the heart and some other involuntary muscles are also affected in some forms of MD, and a few forms involve other organs as well.

HERBS OF CHOICE Herbs are often used in combinations when combating an illness. Some of the most frequently used herbs are listed below. These nine herbs were picked up from different herbal combinations and are not meant to form a recipe. Our reference code for the different combinations of herbs used for this condition is NCD. This listing is not meant to diagnose, only to inform. This is of course not a complete list and is not meant to be used in the place of a doctor's advice. Click the image of each herb for a brief introduction in terms of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

CLINICAL SUCCESS IN CHINA Chinese herbal doctors have reported some successful applications of these herbal combinations. During observation on 385 patients receiving 6 month of treatment with herbal remedy, 63 cases were judged as significant improvement, 261 cases other moderate improvement. Physicians judged the clinical efficacy to be good or excellent in 84.2%. Check the table below for details.

Cases	Significant improvement*	Moderate improvement**	Total
			cases	%
385	63	261	324	84. 2

* Significant improvement: symptoms significantly improved, CPK/CPK-MB/LDH/PK/Mb value reduced by over 20%

** Moderate improvement: symptoms moderately improved, CPK/CPK-MB/LDH/PK/Mb value reduced by up to 20%

During other observation on 30 patients receiving treatment with herbal remedy, 12 cases were judged as significant improvement, 12 cases other moderate improvement. Physicians judged the clinical efficacy to be good or excellent in 80.0%. Check the table below for details.

Cases	Significant improvement	Moderate improvement	Total
			cases	%
30	12	12	24	80. 0

During other observation on single case receiving treatment with herbal remedy, all 2 cases were judged as healing (full recovery and symptom free) after 7-8 months of treatment. Physicians judged the clinical efficacy to be excellent in 100%. Check the table below for details.

Cases	Healing
Cases	cases	%
2	2	100

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Although the actual cause of this disorder is unknown, it is known that a gene defect is responsible for the onset. The dystrophies are caused by mutations of genes involved in muscle structure, with the gene for the dystrophin protein being the most prominent one. The dystrophin gene is located on the X chromosome (Thus making it a 'sex-linked' disorder). Accordingly, muscular dystrophies are much more common in males, as females have two copies of that chromosome, males have only one.

There are nine types of muscular dystrophies, listed here in alphabetical order:

Becker muscular dystrophy (BMD): Affects older boys and young men. Causes progressive muscle weakness, usually beginning in the legs. It is similar to Duchenne muscular dystrophy, but is generally milder.
Congenital muscular dystrophy (CMD): A rare form present from birth. Symptoms usually progress slowly and include general weakness, flaccid tone, bent joints, and slow motor development. Fukuyama CMD is another type of congenital CMD that usually involves mental retardation, and is more common in Japan.
Distal muscular dystrophy (DD): Symptoms begin in middle age or later. Causes weakness in the muscles of the feet and hands.
Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD): The most severe form. Affects young boys. Causes progressive muscle weakness, usually beginning in the legs.
Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD): Affects young boys. Causes muscle contractions in the calves; weakness in the calves, shoulders, and upper arms; and problems in the way electrical impulses travel through the heart to make it beat.
Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSH): Also known as Landouzy-Dejerine disease. Begins in late childhood to early adulthood. Affects both males and females. Causes weakness in the muscles of the face, shoulders, and upper arms. May also affect the hips and legs.
Limb-girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD): Begins in late childhood to early adulthood. Affects males and females. Causes weakness in the muscles around the upper legs and shoulders.
Myotonic dystrophy: Also known as Steinert's disease. Symptoms may begin any time from birth through adulthood. Affects males and females. Generalized weakness first occurs in the face, hands, and feet. People with this disease also have myotonia, the failure of the muscles to relax normally after use.
Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD): Affects adults of both sexes. Causes weakness in the eye muscles and throat.

MD can affect people of all ages. Although some forms first become apparent in infancy or childhood, others may not appear until middle age or later. Duchenne muscular dystrophy is the most common form affecting children, while myotonic MD is the most common form affecting adults.

There are three primary types of inheritance in which the faulty gene that causes MD can be passed along to offspring:

X-linked recessive: Genes that are X-linked recessive are carried by the female on one of the X chromosomes that determine the sex of the child. As such, only boys will inherit conditions determined by these genes. Their mothers, known as carriers, will usually not show signs of the disease. A son of a carrier of MD has about a 50 percent chance of developing the disease, while a daughter of a carrier has a 50 percent chance of being a carrier. If a boy is unaffected, he cannot pass on MD, however daughters from a man with an X-linked dystrophy will all be carriers.
Autosomal recessive: For this type of inheritance, both parents must carry and pass on the faulty gene. Neither parent shows any symptoms, but each of their offspring, regardless of gender, will have a 25 percent chance of developing the disease.
Autosomal dominant: In the case of autosomal dominant inheritance, an affected person will have MD even though only one faulty gene has been passed along. This faulty gene can come from either parent, and it can affect either sex. Each child of an affected parent will have a 50 percent chance of developing MD. For this type of inheritance, the severity of MD can vary greatly. It can be so mild that it is not recognized but it can also be severe.

SYNONYMS

Pseudohypertrophic muscular dystrophy
Steinert's disease
Landouzy-Dejerine dystrophy
Fukuyama syndrome
Inherited myopathy

SYMPTOMS Symptoms vary with the different types of muscular dystrophy. Some types, such as Duchenne muscular dystrophy, are ultimately fatal while other types have associated muscle weakness but cause little disability and are associated with normal life expectancy.

Muscle weakness
- Progressive
- Frequent falls
- Delayed development of muscle motor skills
- Problems walking (delayed walking)
- Difficulty using one or more muscle groups (the specific muscles affected depends on the type of MD)
- Eyelid drooping (ptosis)
- Drooling
Mental retardation (only present in some types of MD)
Hypotonia (low muscle tone)
Joint contractures (clubfoot, clawhand or others)
Scoliosis (curved spine)

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