Muscular dystrophy is a disorder that directly affects the muscular system of the body. The muscular system is an organ system composed of skeletal, smooth, and cardiac muscles. It allows body movement, maintains posture and circulates blood throughout the body. Muscular dystrophy is a genetic disease that causes progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. There are nine types of muscular dystrophy. Of the nine types, some affect various parts of the muscular system and some are more progressive than others. There are nine main forms of muscular dystrophy: myotonic, Duchenne, Becker, girdle, facioscapulohumeral, congenital, oculopharyngeal, distal and Emery-Dreifuss. Myotonic is one of the most common forms of muscular dystrophyCongenital present at birth. Congenital muscular dystrophies progress slowly and affect both men and women. The two forms identified - Fukuyama and congenital muscular dystrophy with myosin deficiency - cause muscle weakness at birth or in the first months of life, as well as severe and early contractures (shortening or narrowing of muscles leading to joint problems). . Fukuyama congenital muscular dystrophy causes brain abnormalities and often seizures.Oculopharyngeal. Oculopharyngeal means eye and throat. This form of muscular dystrophy occurs in men and women in their 40s, 50s, and 60s. It progresses slowly, causing weakness in the muscles of the eyes and face, which can lead to difficulty swallowing. Weakness of the pelvic and shoulder muscles may occur later. Suffocation and recurrent pneumonia may occur. Distal. This group of rare diseases affects adult men and women. It causes weakness and atrophy of the distal muscles (those furthest from the center) of the forearms, hands, lower legs and feet. It is generally less severe, progresses more slowly, and affects fewer muscles than other forms of muscular dystrophy. This rare form of muscular dystrophy appears from childhood to early adolescence and mainly affects men. In very rare cases, women can be affected. For this to happen, both of a girl's X chromosomes (the one she receives from her mother and the one from her father) would have to have the defective gene. This causes muscle weakness and atrophy in the shoulders, upper arms and lower legs. Life-threatening heart problems are common and can also affect carriers – those who have the genetic information for the disease but do not develop the full version (including mothers and sisters of people with Emery-Dreifuss MD). Muscle shortening (contractures) occurs early in the disease. Weakness can spread to the chest and pelvic muscles. The disease progresses slowly and causes muscle weakness that is less severe than some other forms of muscular dystrophy. Most muscular dystrophies are a form of hereditary disease called X-linked disorders or genetic diseases that mothers can pass on to their sons even if the mothers themselves are. unaffected by disease. It is diagnosed through a physical exam that notes all possible symptoms. Blood tests are also performed on potential carriers, followed by an examination of their DNA. Those diagnosed are usually referred to neurologists, geneticists and physiotherapists for treatment. Treatment includes a combination of physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Certain types of dystrophy