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," ...

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 ...

Last summer, Djimon Hill and his family made a risky but potentially life-altering decision: The teen would undergo deep brain stimulation surgery to implant electrodes that might alleviate the ...

Background: Primary dystonia is a chronic neurological movement disorder that causes abnormal muscle movements. Pain and emotional distress may accompany these physical symptoms. Behavioural ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract This study was conducted to describe the clinical characteristics and long-term outcome in woodwind instrumentalists with focal dystonia.

Parkinson's disease, characterized by dopamine loss, primarily affects older adults, causing tremors and stiffness. Dystonia involves involuntary muscle contractions, often starting at a younger age ...