looking for doctor who would or can order muscle biopsy around pennsyvania usa

[phillybadboy]

anyone know one? willing to travel out of state

 

[PhoenixDown]

What does the biopsy find, does it look at muscle Facia?

 

[*GG*]

Not sure if you are new to this or how much research you have done, so here is a website:

http://www.co-cure.org/USA_PA.htm

Good luck with your search.

GG

 

[phillybadboy]

What does the biopsy find, does it look at muscle Facia?

not sure what you mean, i guess the whole thing (muscle) everything

 

[alexo]

I am curious aswell... What exactly is this muscle biopsy about?!

 

[Gamboa]

A muscle biopsy may be done to identify or detect:

• Diseases of the connective tissue and blood vessels (such as polyarteritis nodosa)
• Infections that affect the muscles (such as trichinosis or toxoplasmosis)
• Muscular disorders such as muscular dystrophy or congenital myopathy
• Metabolic defects of the muscle

I think you are probably having it done to identify metabolic defects, perhaps an energy deficiency caused by a problem in the mitochondria (these are the energy factories of the cell).

I am looking to see if I can have one done since I have some obvious problems with my mitochondria. As far as I know, it is done by a needle biopsy and looked at by electron microscopy.

Gamboa

 

[SickOfSickness]

I think they are most ordered by neurologists, if you have a neuro.

 

[Sushi]

If you would like to get a biopsy to check for mitochonrial problems, my understanding is that they will show genetic or inherited problems but not the type that ME patients have -- which are usually acquired. For that you would do better with something like the Acumen Labs testing in the UK.

Best,
Sushi