• Genetic Cause of Statin-Related Muscle Pain Found(07/23/2008, HealthDay)

• Electromyography and Nerve Conduction Velocities(Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Muscle Biopsies(Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Needle Biopsy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Stiffness, Cramps and Twitching(Muscular Dystrophy Association)

• Botulinum Toxin Injections: A Treatment for Muscle Spasms(American Academy of Family Physicians)

  Also available in Spanish

• Compartment Syndrome(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Facts about Metabolic Diseases of Muscle(Muscular Dystrophy Association)

  Also available in Spanish

• Facts about Myopathies: What Are Myopathies?(Muscular Dystrophy Association)

  Also available in Spanish

• Facts about Myopathies: What Are the Symptoms and Treatments for Each Inheritable Myopathy?(Muscular Dystrophy Association)
• Familial Periodic Paralyses(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Metabolic Myopathies(American College of Rheumatology)
• Mitochondrial Myopathies(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Multifocal Motor Neuropathy(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Muscle Contusion (Bruise)(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome(Beth Israel Medical Center, Dept. of Pain Medicine and Palliative Care)
• Myopathy(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Myotonia(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary

• Diabetic Amyotrophy(American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine)
• Foot Drop(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Foot Drop(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

• Muscles(Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player

  Also available in Spanish

• Atlas of the Body: The Muscle -- Back View(American Medical Association)
• Atlas of the Body: The Muscle -- Front View(American Medical Association)
• Atlas of the Body: The Muscle -- Side View(American Medical Association)

• ClinicalTrials.gov: Muscular Diseases(National Institutes of Health)

• Genetics Home Reference: Adenosine monophosphate deaminase deficiency(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Central core disease(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Hyperkalemic periodic paralysis(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Hypokalemic periodic paralysis(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Malignant hyperthermia(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Multiminicore disease(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Myotonia congenita(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Paramyotonia congenita(National Library of Medicine)
• Genetics Home Reference: Potassium-aggravated myotonia(National Library of Medicine)

• Gene Expression Could Help Diagnose, Monitor Muscle Diseases(National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases)

References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)

• Article: Statin myopathy as a metabolic muscle disease.
• Article: Clinical characterization and molecular mechanisms of statin myopathy.
• Article: SLCO1B1 variants and statin-induced myopathy--a genomewide study.
• Muscle Disorders -- see more articles
• Muscular atrophy or wasting -- see more articles

• Glossary of Orthopaedic Words(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• American College of Rheumatology: Geographic Membership Directory(American College of Rheumatology)
• Find a Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Physician(American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation)
• Find an Orthopaedist(American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons)

• American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
• Muscular Dystrophy Association

  Also available in Spanish

• National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases

  Also available in Spanish

• National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke

  Also available in Spanish

• Arthrogryposis Multiplex Congenita (AMC)(American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine)
• Congenital Myopathy(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• EMG (Electromyography)(Nemours Foundation)
• Hypotonia(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Myotonia Congenita(National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke) - Short Summary
• Your Muscles(Nemours Foundation)

  Also available in Spanish

• Bones, Muscles, and Joints: The Musculoskeletal System(Nemours Foundation)

  Also available in Spanish