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Neuromuscular Disorders

Inpatient rehabilitation builds a foundation for lifelong healing

For patients recovering from strokes, injuries, limb loss, and more, Zale Lipshy Pavilion offers inpatient rehabilitation programs from a team of experts.

How Glen’s journey to getting a power wheelchair got much smoother

UT Southwestern discusses 3 innovations that get our patients the right power wheelchair faster.

Closing in on a cure for Duchenne muscular dystrophy

Using an advanced gene editing technology called CRISPR, our team of scientists at UT Southwestern has been able to stop the progression of Duchenne muscular dystrophy in animals and human cells – a breakthrough that could ultimately change the prognosis for the most common fatal genetic disease in boys.

Dr. Greenberg’s perspective: Treating paralysis with an advanced approach

Sarah initially was admitted at Children’s Health and we were consulted when it was discovered that she had acute flaccid myelitis, a rare type of transverse myelitis thought to be triggered by a viral infection. We’re one of only two dedicated transverse myelitis centers in the world, and we’re the only one with a multidisciplinary focus on children.

Sarah’s story: A viral reaction and a second chance

After contracting acute flaccid myelitis in October 2016, Sarah woke up in the ICU paralyzed, unable to even breathe on her own.