• Stumbling
  • Trouble walking
  • Difficulty in pushing objects
  • Trouble sitting up or sitting down
  • Back troubles
  • Weight gain in the calves
  • Trouble with fine motor skills
  • Frequent falling
  • Family history of muscular dystrophy
physical therapy staff at a hospital

Eventually, due to muscle loss, an MD patient may be forced to use a wheelchair for movement.

Several serious symptoms or side effects accompany Muscular Dystrophy. They include:
Muscular Dystrophy: Symptoms

The human skin contains 45 miles of nerves.

"The human body is a machine which winds its own springs."  ~Julien Offroy de la Mettrie, L'Homme Machine

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External Links
Muscular Dystrophy Association of Australia
Mayo Clinic.com: Muscular Dystrophy
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