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What Is The Treatment For Myopathy ?
What treatment is there against myopathy ? My father has been suffering from severe muscle pain since in his torso since the last three months after taking cholesterol lowering pills which was given to him by a doctor . The pain is still there even he stopped taking those pills long time ago.
Thu, 12 Jan 2012
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hello,welcome to HCM,statins are cholesterol lowering drugs.statin causes myopathy in which the muscles get damaged.it can be treated conservatively by medicine,physical therapy and good support by braces.
consult a good physio and physician.
consult a good physio and physician.
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