Discussion Human Health and Disease

Myopathy: This week you are learning a bit more about how your muscles help you move and function. Different types of muscles have different jobs throughout the body. This means that diseased that affect muscles can have a variety of effects on the body systems ranging from weakness, pain or even paralysis.

Choose one of these specific disorders to summarize and discuss for this topic. 

• Indicate topic in subject heading

Explain the disorder/damage and how it specifically impacts the muscle system (effects can be direct or indirect).

• Injury or overuse (sprains/strains)
• A genetic disorder (ex: muscular dystrophy)
• Inflammation (ex: tendinitis)
• Diseases of nerves that affect muscles (Parkinson's disease)
• Diseases of nerves that affect muscles (Multiple sclerosis)
• Infections (ex: necrotizing fasciitis caused by Streptococcus pyogenes)