History gathering should solicit the patient’s abilities or limitations with these activities of daily living (ADLs). The patient may have mild arthralgias. Lungs are the most common extra muscular ...

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) commonly coexists with poor muscle health, which encompasses three interconnected domains: muscle mass, muscle function, and muscle ...

Idiopathic inflammatory myopathies (IIM) are a heterogenous group of autoimmune conditions with substantial morbidity.

Myopathies encompass a diverse group of muscle disorders defined by structural and functional defects in skeletal muscle fibres. Many congenital myopathies arise from inherited mutations in genes ...

For patients with systemic sclerosis, myopathy is a risk factor for worse outcomes and survival, according to a recent study. Patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc) as well as myopathy had more severe ...

A new study has suggested that treatment to target necroptosis in muscle fibers using a necroptosis inhibitor lessens myositis-induced muscle weakness as well as muscle cell death and inflammation in ...

In the first study of its kind, researchers at Karolinska Institutet and rheumatologists at Karolinska Sjukhuset have characterized T cells in the muscle tissue of patients with idiopathic ...

The family says any donation, no matter the amount, will help them move closer to their goal of installing the lift system.

Editor's note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape's Coronavirus Resource Center. Myopathy associated with SARS-CoV-2 infection is likely a postviral phenomenon, new research ...

Malignancies may initially present with muscle weakness and elevated muscle enzymes. Age and gender-specific cancer screening should be completed or updated in those with a myopathic process. 9,10 ...