Medication for muscular dystrophy

Although certain steroids are used in order to bring about a slowing down in the progression of muscular dystrophy, they did not in any way effect the inevitable outcome. Myotonia or delayed relaxation in muscles following a strong enough contraction, found in myotonic muscular dystrophy can be treated using medications like phenytoin, mexiletine and guanine. However, there is no real long term therapy has been developed.