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.
The CDC also includes national research centers: the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control; the National Center for Environmental Health; the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities; the National Centers for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion; the Office of Genomics and Disease Prevention;