Services We Provide
The Stanford Medicine Children’s Health Pediatric Neuromuscular Diseases Clinic is composed of a dedicated team of experienced neuromuscular specialists who work together with families to provide world-class care and access to cutting-edge research. We also offer education and community-based resources for the entire family. Because of our affiliation with the adult clinic at Stanford Health Care, we are able to provide these services throughout a patients’ lifetime.
Our treatment services include:
- Physical therapy
- Occupational therapy
- Speech and language therapy
- Cutting-edge pharmacological treatments such as Spinraza and Lumizyme, when appropriate and available
- Exondys 51
- IVIG (intravenous immunoglobulin)
Our diagnostic services include:
- Electromyogram (EMG) and nerve conduction testing (using sedation, if needed)
- Genetic counseling and genetic testing
- Autonomic disorders lab
- Muscle biopsy
- Nerve biopsy
- Skin biopsy
- Neuromuscular laboratory services