Hello, I would like to learn a bit more about polyomyositis. A friend of mine had been diagnosed with it and she has told me that she lives in a nightmare now. Her muscles are always fatigued and she has problems when she has to stand up and walk on her own. She has been going for EMG and muscle biopsy too; can you tell me what the importance of those two procedures is?
Well, those are actually the diagnostic procedures that helps the doctors conclude if it is polyomyositis or some other condition. You have seen that it is a hard condition and specialist want to be 100% sure before diagnosing it. And depending on her condition there are drug and physical therapies available, she can also try with surgery, acupuncture might help too.