MDA Services for the Individual, Family and Community

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• Overview of MDA Programs and Services
  
  The Organization · Clinics · Research · Education · Funding
• Diseases in the MDA Program
• Eligibility & Payment
  
  Initial Diagnosis · Payment for Authorized Medical Services
• The MDA Clinic
  
  • MDA Support
    
  • Diagnosis:What's Involved
    
  • Diagnostic Procedures
    
    Clinical Examination · Family History · Electromyogram · Serum Enzyme Tests · Genetic Tests · Muscle Biopsy
  • Follow-Up Medical Care
    
    Managing Neuromuscular Disorders · Periodic Re-evaluations · Physical, Occupational, Respiratory and Speech Therapy · Social Services · Cooperation with Personal Physician · Genetic Counseling · Support Groups · Flu Inoculations · Transportation
• Program Services
  
  Direct Services:
  Wheelchairs/Leg Braces/Communication Devices · Equipment Loan Program · Repairs/Modifications · Camp Program · Accessibility and Awareness · Community Resources
• Listing of MDA Clinics Nationwide
• Listing of MDA/ALS Centers

Additional information about the diseases in MDA's program and locating an MDA clinic is provided elsewhere on this site.