August is Spinal Muscular Atrophy Awareness month. To help spread awareness of this condition, here are some facts about Spinal Muscular Atrophy: Spinal Muscular Atrophy is a degenerative neuro muscular disease that affects the motor neurons in the human body, causing severe spinal deformities and muscular atrophy. Spinal Muscular Atrophy, or SMA, is the number one genetic killer of children under the age of two years. Visit Curesma to learn more about supporting families of those afflicted with SMA.