Inclusion body myositis is a type of myositis, or muscle inflammation. Inclusion body myositis mainly affects males, but females can get it too. It’s also known as inflammatory myopathy or sporadic ...

Tight and rigid muscles are often the result of injury. Sometimes, muscle tightness and rigidity can occur with other symptoms, such as muscle pain and spasms, or reduced mobility. Mild muscle ...

If your doctor has suggested that you may have a myopathy, you likely have a lot of questions. There are many types of myopathies with different causes and outlooks. Myopathies are a class of diseases ...

Lambert-Eaton myasthenic syndrome (LEMS) causes the body to attack nerves, resulting in muscle weakness in the arms and legs. It often occurs due to underlying conditions such as small cell lung ...

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is a rare neurological condition that causes severe muscle weakness and intellectual disability. DMD is an inherited (passed down) disorder. The condition is linked ...

Many causes thought to impact likelihood of developing this weakness, which is linked to higher death rates. In a genetic analysis of over 250,000 people aged over 60 from UK Biobank and 21 other ...

What is a Quadriceps Strain? The quadriceps, often shortened and referred to as the quads, are a group of muscles located on the front of the thigh. The quadriceps are actually four different muscles ...

Myalgia often results from muscle strain, injury, or overuse. Chronic conditions like fibromyalgia may require treatment to ease myalgia. Using stress management techniques, like journaling, ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Is enterovirus 68 causing muscle weakness and possibly permanent paralysis in some patients? That's the question doctors are trying to answer as they track more cases across the ...

Muscle weakness in patients with Becker disease is caused by unusual electrical activity in muscle fibres termed 'plateau potentials' that make them temporarily inactive, says a study published today ...