Do you know dystonia and muscle spasms are both conditions that involve involuntary muscle contractions, but they differ significantly in their causes, symptoms, duration, and the way they affect ...

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 ...

YOU have likely heard of dystonia, but not many of us will really understand what the condition is. Here are the basics about the life changing disorder. Dystonia is a medical term given for a range ...

Hyperkinetic movements, slurred speech, and facial paralysis in a young man ...

Dystonia refers to a range of movement disorders characterized by muscle spasms and contractions. The contractions may be sustained or intermittent and are often awkward and sometimes painful. In some ...

For nearly 20 years, Sylvia May has not been able to hold her head straight. The muscles in her neck are in constant spasm, meaning her head tilts permanently to one side in an often painful position.

A support group for an incurable neurological condition said a "perfect storm is brewing" over "mass cancellations" of appointments. Dystonia causes uncontrollable muscle spasms and is commonly ...

People with laryngeal dystonia (LD), a condition that makes the voice sound strained and hoarse, might benefit from a drug already used to treat a sleep disorder, researchers say. Some volunteers who ...

I remember vividly the first blow in what has turned into an endless fight with my body. I was working as a journalist for the La Repubblica website, in Italy in 2007, filming an interview with a ...

Dystonia is a medical term given for a range of movement disorders that cause muscle spasms and contractions YOU have likely heard of dystonia, but not many of us will really understand what the ...