Understanding Muscle Atrophy. 1  1. Know what muscle atrophy means. 2  2. Learn about disuse atrophy, the leading cause of muscle atrophy. 3  3. Understand the causes of neurogenic atrophy.  4. Recognize the symptoms of muscle 1  atrophy. 5. Seek medical advice if you think you are experiencing muscle atrophy.  6. Work with experts.
1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, a United States government public health agency. 2  Centers for Disease Control (Republic of China) , an agency in Taiwan (the Republic of China) that combats the threat of communicable diseases. 3  Community Development Council, Singapore government-led community programs.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/. Internal Citation: (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2014) Note: May use (CDC, 2014) after first citation is written out.