Working to Lift You Up
When you’re feeling weak and exhausted because of neuromuscular diseases, it can be hard to embrace life fully. But healing is possible, and with the right specialists to help, you don’t have to go it alone.
Our neuromuscular medicine team provides individualized treatment and innovative care designed to help you feel strong again. You’ll gain a better understanding of what’s causing your pain from a team that will guide you through treatments that are just right for you.
Be Informed to Feel Empowered
- Understanding Your Condition
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Since it’s difficult to pinpoint the causes of neuromuscular disorders, they can be hard to fully understand. Some are inherited or caused by gene mutation, while others can be caused by your immune system.
The three types of neuromuscular disorders are:
- Myopathy: a disorder that can cause pain, fatigue and weakness in your muscles
- Neuromuscular junction disorders: disorders that affect the transmission of signals between your nerves and muscles, causing fatigue and weakness
- Neuropathy: disorders that can cause weakness and loss of feeling in different areas of your body
- Recognizing Neuromuscular Disease Symptoms
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For many people, neuromuscular disease symptoms can start in early childhood. Other people may not experience them until adulthood.
Common symptoms include:
- Aches and pains
- Double vision
- Movement and balance problems
- Muscle cramps
- Muscle loss
- Muscle weakness
- Numbness and tingling
- Sagging eyelids
- Trouble breathing or swallowing
- Twitching
- Diagnosing Neuromuscular Disorders
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At the AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute, our expert team can work to find the exact cause of your pain and discomfort using innovative technology. Once we have that information, we’ll work with you to create a treatment plan for healing.
To get you the most accurate diagnosis, we may recommend tests like:
- Electromyogram (EMG) or nerve conduction studies: tests that stimulate certain nerves to determine how those nerves send impulses to your muscles
- Imaging: ultrasound or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) technology can help determine the cause of your muscle weakness or pain
- Nerve biopsy: a minor procedure in which a neuromuscular disease specialist removes a small nerve sample to test
- Repetitive nerve and muscle stimulation: the electrical stimulation of your motor nerves, which tests for neuromuscular junction disorders
- Comprehensive Treatment for Neuromuscular Disorders
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There’s no cure for neuromuscular disorders, but our neuromuscular specialists can counsel you on neuromuscular pain management to improve your quality of life with various treatments.
At the AdventHealth Neuroscience Institute, you’ll have access to treatment options like:
- Clinical trials
- Massage therapy
- Occupational (movement) therapy
- Orthopedic and neurosurgery evaluations
- Pain management
- Palliative care
- Physical therapy
- Podiatry
- Psychology
- Speech therapy
- Wheelchair and orthotic evaluations
We Can Help You Find Your Strength
If you’re experiencing pain or fatigue, don’t keep it to yourself. You deserve to feel strong and confident — and we’re ready to help you get started. Our providers are here for you with uplifting care for your body, mind and spirit.