Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson’s disease are probably what first spring to mind.

Cervical dystonia is a rare condition in which your neck muscles involuntarily contract into abnormal positions. It causes repetitive twisting movements of your head and neck. The movements can be ...

Dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes painful muscle spasms. (Photo Credit: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Science Photo Library/Getty Images) Dystonia is a movement disorder in which some of your body ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. World championships silver medalist and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher announced today that she has been diagnosed with runner's ...

The symptoms of dystonia vary depending on which form of the condition a person has and how severe it is. If the dystonia is genetic or the cause is unknown, it is termed primary dystonia, while ...

In the spring of 2015, I had the wonderful opportunity to join the lab of Dr. David Standaert and participate in research involving dystonia, a mysterious movement disorder characterized by ...

Patients with psychogenic dystonia have abnormal brain activity patterns that are significantly different from their counterparts with organic dystonia, a new imaging study suggests. Unexpectedly, ...

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 ...

When she was 10, Miriam Kimmelman began to lose control of her body; it would twist into a variety of abnormal postures. The symptoms progressed fast. Before long, she could walk only backward. After ...

Tyler’s Hope for a Dystonia Cure announces the appointment of Shannon Domeier Sumerlin as its new Executive Director.

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