Medical Condition Hereditary Progressive Muscular Dystrophy

Source:

2009 icd-9-cm diagnosis 359.1 - hereditary progressive muscular dystrophy

Active Ingredients used for Hereditary Progressive Muscular Dystrophy:

Coenzyme Q10, Creatine

Active Ingredient	Uses based on scientific evidence	Grade*
coenzyme q10	preliminary studies in patients with muscular dystrophy taking coq10 supplements describe improvements in exercise capacity, heart function, and overall quality of life. additional research is needed in this area.	c
creatine	creatine loss is suspected to cause muscle weakness and breakdown in patients with duchenne muscular dystrophy. studies with creatine have found mixed results for this condition. further research is needed before a strong recommendation can be made.	c

*Key to grades
A: Strong scientific evidence for this use;
B: Good scientific evidence for this use;
C: Unclear scientific evidence for this use;
D: Fair scientific evidence against this use;
F: Strong scientific evidence against this use.