Myotonic Dystrophy Awareness: September 15th is myotonic dystrophy (DM) awareness day, so let’s take a dive into this topic and learn about myotonic dystrophy. Myotonic Dystrophy is also known as DM1 or DM2, proximal myotonic myopathy (PROMM), Steinert Disease, dystrophia myotonica types one and two.
Muscular Dystrophy is a group of medical conditions that affect the muscles of the body in various ways, depending on the sub-group of dystrophies. All of the muscular dystrophy types contribute negatively to health muscle development and maintenance. Most with muscular dystrophy will lose their ability to grow and/or maintain muscles that are required for activities of daily living.