The Neuromuscular Disease Program at the Hospital for Joint Diseases provides comprehensive diagnosis and treatment services to adults with neuromuscular disorders. The following outlines some of the conditions treated within the program:
- Acquired polyneuropathies
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Neuropathies associated with monoclonal gammopathies and paraproteinemias
- Sensory ganglioneuropathy
- Neuropathies associated with collagen vascular diseases
- Inflammatory polyradiculoneuropathy (CIDP, Guillain-Barre syndrome)
- Drug induced and toxic neuropathies
- Autonomic nervous system disorders
- Nerve entrapment and compression syndromes
- Myopathies
- Inflammatory myopathies (dermatomyositis, polymyositis, viral myositis)
- Inclusion body myositis
- Drug induced myopathies
- Myopathies associated with collagen vascular diseases
- Muscular dystrophies with adult onset Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
- Limb-girdle muscular dystrophies Scapuloperoneal muscular dystrophy
- Distal myopathies
- Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy
- Spinal muscular atrophies
- Motor Neuron Disease
- Genetically determined neuropathies Hereditary sensory and motor neuropathy
- Myotonic syndromes
- Myotonic dystrophy
- Proximal myotonic myopathy
- Congenital myotonias
- Periodic paralysis
- Mitochondrial myopathies
- Endocrine myopathies
- Hereditary and acquired ataxias
- Brachial and lumbar plexopathies
- Familial spastic paraplegia
- Stiff-man syndrome
- Neuromyotonia
- Peripheral nervous system vasculitis
- Lyme disease related neuropathies
- Fibromyalgia
- Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
A multidisciplinary team approach is utilized to assist patients with neuromuscular disorders in the treatment of their disease and applying the latest therapies in a positive and caring environment. In collaboration with other departments at the Hospital for Joint Diseases, the Program offers the following services:
- Genetic counseling and screening
- Comprehensive pain treatment
- Physical and occupational therapy
- Respiratory Care
- Critical Care Medicine
- Nutritional care
- Orthotics
- Social work services
- Support Groups
State of the art diagnostic resources within the Program and the Hospital for Joint Diseases are available to patients with neuromuscular disorders including:
- Electromyography and nerve conduction studies
- Single fiber electromyography
- Quantitative sensory evaluation
- Autonomic reflex testing
- Evoked potentials
- Stabilometry
- Muscle and nerve biopsies
- Skin biopsies
- Magnetic resonance imaging
The goal of the Program is to provide comprehensive medical care for patients with neuromuscular disorders in both the outpatient and inpatient settings.
For an appointment, please contact the office of Kiril Kiprovski, M.D., Director, Adult Neuromuscular Program, at 212-598-2375.