INC Research Study 6601

…progressed in people if the drug had not been administered. In essence, researchers are using this natural history to establish baselines against which the results of treatment regimens may be…

CMT2S Breakthrough

…marks a significant step forward for community members who have CMT2S. CMT2S is a very rare and often debilitating autosomal recessive type of CMT. A potential treatment for CMT2S, Vanda’s…

Surgery/Fractures/Falls

…to CMT, that could cause pain. If that happens, the quadriceps might pull the kneecap to the side and the treatment for that is to take care of the underlying…

Children/School

…your child’s treatment team, including his or her primary care physician, physiatrist and physical therapist. Is scoliosis a symptom of CMT? I’ve heard it affects school-age children and that it…

CMT and Other Medical Conditions

…of what is causing your nerve pain, and possible effective treatments besides cortisone injections. Please let us know your experiences so we can share with the rest of the CMT…

Managing Neuropathic Pain

…oral medications for the treatment of neuropathic pain are gabapentinoids (such as gabapentin and pregabalin), serotonin norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs such as duloxetine and venlafaxine), tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs such as…

Vera Fridman, MD joins the CMTA STAR Advisory Board

…on paving the way for, and executing, treatment trials for neuropathy. Dr. Fridman’s research aims to address the barriers to effective clinical trials in Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease through the execution…

Foot and Hand Care

…muscles within the foot itself (intrinsic muscles) atrophy, and cause the toes to curl up. Treatment ranges from wearing insoles to surgery. Paralytic Flatfoot: A less common foot type, which…

What is CMT?

…legs, progressive sensory loss, and CMT can affect other parts of the body. This leads to problems with balance, walking, hand use, and more. There currently is no treatment or…