What Causes Muscular Dystrophy?

In order to deal properly with muscular dystrophy we need to understand and — if possible — remove the underlying causes and risk factors. We need to ask: "What else is going on inside the body that might allow muscular dystrophy to develop?"

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Accurate diagnosis of the factors behind muscular dystrophy consists of three steps:

Step 1: List the Possible Causative Factors

Identify all disease conditions, lifestyle choices and environmental risk factors that can lead to muscular dystrophy.

Step 2: Build a Symptom Checklist

Identify all possible symptoms and risk factors of each possible cause.

Step 3: Rule Out or Confirm each Possible Cause

A differential diagnosis of your symptoms and risk factors finds the likely cause of muscular dystrophy.

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:

Do you have Muscular Dystrophy?

Possible responses:

→ No / don't know
→ Suspected
→ Duchene Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
→ Myotonic Dystrophy (DM), Steinert's Disease
→ Yes, Other

Based on your response to this question, which may indicate suspected muscular dystrophy, Duchene muscular dystrophy, myotonic muscular dystrophy or muscular dystrophy, The Analyst™ will consider or rule out various possibilities.

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