MDA Services for the Individual, Family and Community

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• MDA
• Eligibility and Payment
  • Initial Diagnosis
  • Payment for Authorized Medical Services
• The MDA Clinic
  • MDA Support
  • Diagnosis: What’s Involved
  • Diagnostic Procedures
    • Clinical examination
    • Family history
    • Nerve conduction and 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
• Health Care Services
  • Direct Services
    • Wheelchairs, leg braces and
      communication devices
    • Equipment loan program
    • Repairs and modifications
    • Summer camp program
    • Advocacy and awareness
    • Community resources
• Diseases in MDA's Program

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