Q: My cousin was diagnosed with dystonia, what is this? A: Dystonia is a disorder of involuntary muscle contractions that may cause repetitive and/or abnormal movement or postures, for example ...

Neuroscientist Joaquin Farias trained as a professional musician in his youth. He played the harpsichord, flute and piano. When he was 21, something changed — he felt as though he could not properly ...

World championships silver medalist and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher announced today that she has been diagnosed with runner's dystonia. "For the past year I've been quietly battling for my health," ...

Dystonia is a common and disabling movement disorder in humans. It encompasses a variety of different symptoms including torticollis, limb and trunk dystonia, writer's cramp, blepharospasm and spastic ...

Dystonia is a neurological disorder. Its patients are often unable to do even their daily activities. We all want to have control over almost everything happening in our lives, leaving aside just our ...

Many neurological conditions that involve involuntary muscle contractions have long been considered as diseases of the brain. However, both the brain and the spinal cord contain many nerve cells ...

Dystonia is a movement disorder leading to automatic contractions and spasms in the muscles. This leads to repetitive twisting movements and awkward postures. Dystonia Awareness week is a platform to ...

Dystonia is a rare neurological disorder, which is characterized by involuntary, twisting and distorting movements and postures. People with dystonia may be limited in their ability to perform ...

Cerebral palsy affects around one in 345 children in the U.S., and more than half of them experience a problem called dystonia - involuntary and often painful muscle contractions, most commonly in the ...