Distal Myopathy WisdomCard™

Our Guides and Physician Review team have organized the Top 10 Health Resources on Distal Myopathy and compiled helpful research notes below.

  1. Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA): Distal Muscular Dystrophy (DD) | Facts About Rare Muscular Dystrophies mda.org - Facts About Rare Muscular Dystrophies
  2. Healthwise (via BC HealthGuide): Distal Myopathy bchealthguide.org - Distal Myopathy
  3. Neurology Channel: Overview of Myopathies neurologychannel.com - Overview of Myopathies
  4. News-Medical.Net: Fourth Gene Found for Distal Muscular Dystrophy (Oct. 4 2004)news-medical.net - Fourth Gene Found for Distal Muscular Dystrophy
  5. Cleveland Clinic: What are Muscular Dystrophies (MD)? my.clevelandclinic.org - What are Muscular Dystrophies (MD)?
  6. MedlinePlus: Muscular Dystrophy nlm.nih.gov - Muscular Dystrophy
  7. eMedicine: Congenital Muscular Dystrophy emedicine.com - Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
  8. Neuromuscular: Distal Weakness in Myopathies neuromuscular.wustl.edu - Distal Weakness in Myopathies
  9. Wikipedia: Distal Mscular Dystrophy en.wikipedia.org - Distal Mscular Dystrophy
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Research Notes on Distal Myopathy


Distal myopathy or distal muscular dystrophy is a general term for a group of rare progressive genetic disorders characterized by wasting and weakness of the voluntary distal muscles.1

Fast Facts:

  • Distal muscles are those of the lower arms, hands, lower legs and feet.2
  • Onset is anywhere from childhood to adulthood.2
  • The progression is slow and not life-threatening.2

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Research Notes References

  1. ↑ HealthWise (via BC HealthGuide): Distal Myopathy
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA): Distal Myopathy Facts

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