Fibromyalgia Chronic, widespread pain in specific sites Muscle
stiffness, numbness, tingling in arms or legs, fatigue, sleep
disturbances, HA, depression Cause is unknown but stress, weather,
poor physical fitness affect the condition Pain reliefPT, massage,
exercise, stress- reduction and med to relax muscles and relieve
pain
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Tender points
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Muscular dystrophy Group of inherited dz that lead to chronic,
progressive muscle atrophy. Usually appears in early childhood No
cure but PT helps slow down the progress Most results in total
disability and early death
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Myasthenia gravis Chronic condition where nerve impulses are
not properly transmitted This leads to progressive muscular
weakness and paralysis Can lead to death if respiratory muscles are
affected Cause unknownautoimmune No curesupportive TX