Central New Jersey CMTA Branch

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Welcome to the Facebook group for all people in Central NJ with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease! A voluntary Board of Directors governs the CMTA.

We are a support and action group helping people live life to the fullest. We first met as a group on May 17, 2009 and just celebrated our 10th Anniversary! The CMTA is a 501(C)(3)nonprofit organization founded in 1983 whose goals are patient support, public education, promotion of research and ultimately the treatment and cure of CMT. The Medical Advisory Board of the CMTA consists of over 50 clinical and research medical professionals. This international group of men and women are noted CMT experts in neurology, genetics, orthopedic surgery, physiatry, physical therapy and podiatry. The CMTA currently has more than 15,000 patients and families, supportive friends, and medical professionals in its database. Charcot-Marie-Tooth, or CMT, is the most commonly inherited neurological disorder and is found world-wide in all races and ethnic groups. Discovered in 1886 by three physicians, Jean-Martin-Charcot, Pierre Marie, and Howard Henry Tooth, CMT affects an estimated 2.6 million people. CMT patients slowly lose normal use of their feet/legs and hands/arms as nerves to the extremities degenerate and the muscles in the extremities become weakened because of the loss of stimulation by the affected nerves. Many patients also have some loss of sensory nerve function. CMT is one of the 40 diseases covered by the MDA, but unlike muscular dystrophy, in which the defect is in the muscles, CMT is a disorder in which the defect is in the nerves that control the muscles. CMT usually isn’t life-threatening and almost never affects brain function. It is not contagious, but it is hereditary and can be passed down from one generation to the next.

10/29/2026

The 2026 Central New Jersey Walk 4 CMT

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Record breaking day despite being blown a couple weeks later by a nor’easter!

The total from the walk day was $81,649!!!!

Photo credit ClaraHungPhoto.com

09/26/2026

Happy Stormy Weekend Everyone!

Sorry to say this, but TD Bank Park has closed due to safety concerns.

The Central New Jersey Walk 4 CMT is postponed.

We will work with the Patriots Management to figure out a new date! We expect to be able to announce a new date sometime this week.

Thank you for your understanding.

They is still time to give!

Thank you!

https://give.cmtausa.org/event/central-nj-walk-4-cmt/e753537

Join us for the Central New Jersey Walk & Cycle 4 CMT event! Together, we're bringing our community together to raise funds, build awareness, and...

09/25/2026

No rain is going to fall on our parade!

That’s because we have a full concourse to use if we can’t go down on the field!

So come on out and join us!

For 14-year-old Ava Little, living with a rare genetic disease has meant facing challenges from a young age. But instead of letting the condition define her, she uses her experience to help other families and raise awareness.

09/25/2026

Go Ava! This amazing 14 year old kills it on LIVE TV talking about CMT and the local Walk 4 CMT.

The Central New Jersey Walk 4 CMT is this Sunday!

September 27th!
Registration starts at 9am

TD Bank Park
1 Patriots Park
Bridgewater, NJ 08807

(Please park in the WHITE Parking Lot.)

Help us do our part to fund research, education and services, like Camp Footprint! The only week-long
camp for youth with CMT!

https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/local/2026/09/25/14-year-old-michigan-girl-turns-rare-disease-diagnosis-into-mission-to-help-others/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=snd&utm_content=wdiv&fbclid=IwZnRzaAUjTsxleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mBWZkaWQWUPHqd3k86kOfWqNwuZb2DRqDIzQvHnNydGMGYXBwX2lkCjY2Mjg1NjgzNzkAAR60Sa7tjVS4bZymr3mrEBsSUF-uOJyt-BLI14BKedCjFxv1q4jnox5RPATNWw_aem_Nz0QPgWoU4GO3KkhIMWdPg

07/25/2026

Great Branch Meeting today!

Dr Dr Paul Stuart Wichansky gave us a great talk about life, love, and traveling life with a disABILITY!

It was great being back together! With Nicole Cardillo’s help, we’ll be back more often, hopefully this autumn with a great concept meeting Kenneth Hill and I discussed today.

We hope to see you soon!

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Freehold, NJ
07728

Website

http://www.cmtausa.org/branch/nj/

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