The Neuromuscular Center's professionals are highly regarded for their work in diagnosing and caring for patients with all varieties of muscular dystrophy.

This disease causes weakness in the muscles closest to the torso (mid-section of the body). There are several kinds of muscular dystrophy, with the most common being Duchenne's and Becker's.

Several much less common forms of muscular dystrophy are Landouzy-Dejerine (affecting facial, shoulder and lower legs), Leyden-Möbius (affecting the pelvis) and Erb's muscular dystrophy (affecting the shoulder).