Polymyositis is a disease that causes muscles to become irritated and inflamed. The muscles eventually start to break down and become weak. The condition can affect muscles all over the body. This can make even simple movements difficult.
What are diseases that affect the muscular system?
- Congenital Myopathy (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Extra-Abdominal Desmoid Tumors (Aggressive Fibromatoses) (American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
- Familial Periodic Paralyses (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
- Hypotonia (National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)
What are the three types of muscle disorders?
- Differentiate between three types of muscle disorders. 1. The muscular dystrophies. 2. Myasthenia gravis. 3. Toxic myopathies.
What diseases cause muscle pain?
- Arthritis: Arthritis causes chronic joint inflammation. Many people who have arthritis experience joint pain and stiffness.
- Fibromyalgia: Fibromyalgia is a chronic illness that causes all-over musculoskeletal pain and fatigue. ...
- “Tunnel” syndromes: Some conditions cause nerve compression or pinched nerves. ...
What are the symptoms of muscular disorders?
- Weakness in the legs and pelvis
- The appearance of enlarged calf muscles
- Frequent falling
- Difficulty getting up from a sitting or lying down; "walking" one's hands up the legs to get to a standing position (the Gower maneuver)
- Problems climbing stairs
- A waddle-like walk
- Standing and walking with the chest and stomach stuck out