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AUGUST is SMA AWARENESS MONTH 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛 Spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is an inherited disease that causes weakness and wasting (break down) in muscles that control movement and breathing. The disease is progressive, meaning that symptoms worsen over time. Spinal muscular atrophy most commonly begins in babies before the age of 6 months, but can start at any age depending on which type of SMA a person has. 💛 Go to spineuniverse.com to learn more.