• An informative and compassionate guide for sufferers and their families
• Addresses both the physical and psychological challenges faced by sufferers of muscular dystrophy (MD)
• Provides new advice on genetic counselling for families at risk
• Accesibly written, with no medical jargon
• A truly authoritative book, written by someone with over 40 years' experience of treating patients with MD

Readership: Written specifically for people with muscular dystrophy and their families.

Alan E.H. Emery, Honorary Fellow, Green College, University of Oxford, UK

Review(s) from previous edition

"For the 2nd Edition: "No family (with a member who has any form of muscular dystrophy (MD)) should be without a copy of Alan Emery's book nor should any PCT or medical training unit fail to have easy access to the copy... Apart from the easy 'accessibility' of [the book], the chapter layout makes it eminently usable as a reference, a really useful handbook for anyone with an interest in MD". - Stephen Gazzard, Muscular Dystrophy Campaign, Oxford (Published in 'Neuromuscular Disorders', 14 (2004) 83-84

"For the 2nd Edition: "This book, like the first edition, will be valuable to patients, families, counsellors, clinicians and researchers... Alan Emery is one of the father figures of muscular dystrophy research."" - 'The Quokka', Magazine for the Muscular Dystrophy Association of Australia, October 2000

1: What is muscular dystrophy?
2: Confirming the diagnosis
3: Different types of muscular dystrophy
4: Treatment
5: Living with muscular dystrophy
6: Education and employment
7: Inheritance and genetic counselling
8: Professional and voluntary support
9: The future
10: Further reading and useful contacts