What Could be Causing Muscle Loss?

What Causes Muscle Loss?

Muscle loss can have various causes, ranging in severity from 'minor' to 'very serious'. Finding the true cause means ruling out or confirming each possibility – in other words, diagnosis.

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Diagnosis is usually a complex process due to the sheer number of possible causes and related symptoms. In order to diagnose muscle loss, we could:

Research the topic
Find a doctor with the time
Use a diagnostic computer system.

The process is the same, whichever method is used.

Step 1: List all Possible Causes

We begin by identifying the disease conditions which have "muscle loss" as a symptom. Here are four possibilities:

Muscular Dystrophy
Male Menopause
Low HGH
Premature Aging

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

We then identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause, and check the ones that apply:

difficulty losing weight

disturbed sleep

loss of interest in activities

joint pain/swelling/stiffness

somewhat disturbed sleep

some loss of muscle tone

minor joint pain/swelling/stiffness

much reduced sense of smell

constant fatigue

poor balance

very great unexplained weight gain

poor muscular strength

... and more than 20 others

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of muscle loss:

Cause	Probability	Status
Muscular Dystrophy	97%	Confirm
Male Menopause	25%	Unlikely
Premature Aging	2%	Ruled out
Low HGH	1%	Ruled out

* This is a simple example to illustrate the process

Arriving at a Correct Diagnosis

The Analyst™ is our online diagnosis tool that learns all about you through a straightforward process of multi-level questioning, providing diagnosis at the end.

If you indicate having muscle problems / disease, The Analyst™ will ask further questions including this one:

Does it seem like you have lost muscle mass, for reasons other than getting less exercise?

Possible responses:

→ No / maybe / don't know
→ Yes, some loss of muscle mass
→ Yes, significant loss of muscle mass
→ Yes, much loss of muscle mass

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate some muscle wasting, significant muscle wasting or severe muscle atrophy, The Analyst™ will consider possibilities such as:

Andropause/Male Menopause

Low HGH (Human Growth Hormone)

Muscular Dystrophy

Muscular dystrophy causes progressive weakening due to decreasing amounts of muscle mass (muscle atrophy).

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