The CMTA_Who We Are_Download

…and sensory loss. There is no effective treatment or cure. FROM BONDS SHARED THROUGH CMT, the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) was born. Since its beginning, the CMTA has steadily worked towards…

We Are Family

…sure no one in our CMT family gets left behind or forgotten. The goal of our Strategy to Accelerate Research (STAR) is to develop treatments for all types of CMT…

2014_Stanford_PFC_Agenda

…am: STAR: Treatments for CMT Michael E. Shy, MD University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics 10:45 – 11:00 am: Morning Break 11:00 – 11:15 am: The Time Is NOW –…

2015_Dallas_STAR_Update

…continue to aggressively pursue the first treatment for CMT under the STAR initiative.” Pat diligently works to fund the CMTA’s groundbreaking research to further the goal of finding a cure…

Genetic_Testing_Patients_Guide_GeneDx

…reasons, such as helping with treatment decisions and providing information to family members about their chance to develop neuropathy. Here is a list of ways that genetic testing for neuropathy…

CMTA Report Fall 2021

…career to treating patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease and do everything possible to understand the basic pathophysiology of the disease and work to find treatments and ultimately a cure for as…

CMTAreportSpring2022

…further the development of gene therapy treatments for CMT. Conklin, Judge and their team aim to develop and validate a therapeutic gene editing platform for dominant CMT2E mutations using human…

2015_Boston_PFC_Agenda

…clinician, electromyographer, and educator whose work is focused on the evaluation, diagnosis, care and treatment of patients with neuromuscular disorders, including ALS, peripheral neuropathy, myasthenia gravis, myopathies and muscular dystrophies….

CMTA_PT_OT_Guide_9_2018_DT

…Physical Therapy Common Considerations for Patients with CMT: While it is important that interventions are individualized, existing similarities in the symptoms and treatment of patients with CMT also merit therapeutic…

What_Is_CMT_single

…for more information on diagnosing CMT. Is there a Treatment for CMT? Although there is no drug treatment for CMT, physical therapy and moderate activity (but not overexertion) can help…