TMA Publications

The Outlook VIEW ALL »

TMA’s quarterly magazine covers topics of interest to those with adult forms of myositis and their families and friends. Find the latest on treatment, coping skills, resources and research, plus advice from fellow patients and events of interests in the myositis community.

MYONews VIEW ALL »

TMA’s Monthly Newsletter covers upcoming events and topics of interest to those with myositis and their families and friends.

e-Books

Community Tips: Myositis Resources & Support (December 2025)

During Myositis Awareness Month in May, The Myositis Association (TMA) invited members to share their lived experience; the challenges, daily wins, and practical wisdom gained along the way. This toolkit collects that wisdom in your own words so that anyone living with myositis, and every care partner who walks alongside, can find encouragement and usable ideas. We hope these reflections remind you that you are not alone.

Living with Myositis: Community Tips for Rare Disease Day (February 2025)

During Rare Disease Week 2025, the myositis community shared their best strategies for overcoming isolation, staying connected, and making daily life a little easier. Inside this guide, you’ll find practical coping strategies, creative ways to make infusion days more manageable, stress relief tips, and words of encouragement from those who truly understand.

My Myositis Tracker

TMA’s Patient Symptom and Disease Management Tool called- “My Myositis Tracker.” This tool will empower you to track your symptoms and changes in your condition in between appointments in preparation for discussion with your doctor. This tool is meant to help empower patients increase opportunities for thoughtful and meaningful dialogue with their providers about symptoms, changes in condition, or other relevant changes. It is not meant to be used as a diagnostic tool.

Myositis 101

This basic guide to understanding and coping with myositis aims to answer the questions of patients recently diagnosed with inclusion-body myositis, polymyositis, dermatomyositis or juvenile myositis. With a glossary of medical terms, easy-to-understand descriptions of the disease process, treatment and prognosis, this booklet will inform you from diagnosis through treatment, while supplying resources for support and information.

A Physician’s Guide to Myositis

This guide, written and reviewed by international myositis experts, contains up-to-date information on diagnosing and treating all forms of myositis.

Brochures

You can download each disease brochure as a PDF by clicking the links below.

General Myositis
General Myositis in Spanish
Inclusion Body Myositis
Dermatomyositis
Polymyositis
Juvenile Myositis