Nerves control voluntary muscles and are responsible for sending information through the spinal cord to the brain. When conditions are present to interrupt the electrical messages that nerves pass back and forth to control these muscles, the conditions that result are considered to be a neuromuscular disorder. Additionally, communication is broken when neurons (nerve cells) are unhealthy or die. As a result, muscles break down to the point of atrophy. Neuromuscular disorders occur for many ... [Read More]