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• A to Z: Myositis for Parents

  
  

  Learn about causes of muscle weakness and conditions that affect muscles and muscle tissue.

• What's Myalgia? for Kids

  
  

  Myalgia is muscle pain — when muscles hurt because of an injury, overuse, or a medical condition.

• What Are Involuntary Muscles? for Kids

  
  

  You don't have any say over what this kind of muscle does and when.

• Hernias for Teens

  
  

  A hernia is an opening or weakness in the wall of a muscle, tissue, or membrane that normally holds an organ in place. Learning to prevent hernias isn't hard to do - check out these tips.

• Polio for Parents

  
  

  Polio is a contagious disease that can be prevented with vaccination.

• Torticollis in Infants for Parents

  
  

  Babies with this condition have trouble turning their heads, due to muscle tightness. Simple stretching exercises and physical therapy can help babies get better.

• Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) for Parents

  
  

  Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is a condition that causes muscle weakness and atrophy. There's no cure, but therapy and other treatments can help most people who have SMA.

• Tetanus for Parents

  
  

  Tetanus (also called lockjaw) is a preventable disease that affects the muscles and nerves, usually due to a contaminated wound.

• Dyskinetic Cerebral Palsy for Parents

  
  

  Dyskinetic CP, or athetoid CP, is a type of CP. Kids with dyskinetic CP have trouble controlling muscle movement.

• Torticollis for Parents

  
  

  Torticollis is a common condition that causes a stiff neck or neck pain that makes it hard for kids to turn their heads.