The Muscular Dystrophy Association of NSW

The Muscular Dystrophy Association of NSW (MDANSW) was formed in 1957 to meet the needs of people with Muscular Dystrophy and other neuromuscular disorders. It is part of a national network of the Muscular Dystrophy Associations of Australia.

Who We Support

MDANSW offers support to people with any form of neuromuscular disorder including:

Muscular Dystrophies:

• Becker Muscular Dystrophy
• Congenital Muscular Dystrophy
• Distal Muscular Dystrophy
• Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy
• Emery-Dreifuss Muscular Dystrophy
• Facioscapulohumeral Muscular Dystrophy
• Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy
• Myotonic Muscular Dystrophy
• Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy
  

Motor Neurone Diseases:

• Motor Neurone Disease (amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
• Spina Muscular Atrophy (Type 1, 2 and 3)
• Spinal Bulbar Muscular Atrophy
• Adult Spinal Muscular Atrophy
  

Inflammatory Myopathies:

• Dermatomyositis
• Polymyositis
• Inclusion Body Myositis
  

Deseases of the Neuromuscular Junction:

• Myasthenia Gravis
• Lambert-Eaton Syndrome
• Congenital Myasthenic Syndrome
  

Myopathies due to Endocrine Abnormalities:

• Hyperthyroid Myopathy
• Hypothyroid Myopathy
  

Diseases of the Peripheral Nerve:

• Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
• Friedreich's Ataxia
• Dejerine-Scottas Disease
  

Other Myopathies:

• Myotonia Congenita
• Paramyotonia Congenita
• Central Core Disease
• Nemaline Myopathy
• Nyotubular Myopathy
• Periodic Paralysis

Metabolic Diseases of Muscle

Other neuromuscular disorders