There are over 40 different types of neuromuscular conditions, and an accurate diagnosis is critical. Oishei Children's Hospital physicians use numerous evaluations to correctly diagnosis patients, such as conducting a thorough medical history and clinical evaluation, electrodiagnostic studies, blood samples, genetic studies, and possibly a muscle or nerve biopsy.

Neuromuscular diseases can be grouped into the following categories:

• Muscular dystrophies
• Motor neuron diseases
• Inflammatory myopathies
• Congenital myopathies 
• Neuromuscular junction diseases
• Peripheral nerve disease
• Multisystem myopathies including mitochondrial myopathies
• Other myopathies