It is important to reach out to other healthcare professionals if you are working with a patient who has a long-lasting complaint you are not able to fully solve. Michael, a patient I work with who has spinal muscular atrophy, has continued to experience increased tailbone pain since…

More high-quality studies are needed to understand the mechanisms of fatigue in spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and to identify which, if any, SMA therapies or interventions might be able to truly ease the common but often troublesome symptom. That’s according to a new review study that found…

An 8-month-old girl with a clinical and genetic diagnosis of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) type 1 saw her condition improve after starting treatment with Evrysdi (risdiplam), according to a recent case reported in China. Specifically, the treatment improved the girl’s muscle tone and head control as…

A novel monitoring tool called MScanFit may be a reliable way to assess the health of nerve and muscle cells in people with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a new study found. “This study demonstrated that MScanFit is feasible for the assessment of SMA patients,” the scientists wrote, noting…