Dystonia can affect everyone, from small children to older adults. Childhood dystonia is usually generalized dystonia (affecting most body parts). It is usually caused by genetic factors, while ...

Dystonia is a neurological disorder causing involuntary muscle contractions and abnormal postures. Botulinum toxin (e.g., Botox) is the gold-standard, first-line treatment for focal dystonias, which ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson's disease are probably what first spring to mind. However, there are other equally debilitating ...

Chances are you have never heard of dystonia because it is a rare disorder. Yet here, just in the Puget Sound area, there are probably 80 to 100 people who suffer regularly — often silently — from ...

A 5-year-old girl appeared to not let anything come between her and her preschool graduation – not even paralysis. Estella Henderson was born with a mutation on her ATP1A3 gene – a degenerative and ...

Living life while battling a movement disorder is not at all easy. Be it Dystonia or Parkinson’s disease, every disorder ...

The Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation will hold its 7th Annual Jake’s Ride for Dystonia Research in Short Hills on Sunday, Sept. 28, at a community-wide event that attracts more than ...