Does anyone have any information on new treatments for dystonia?

I don't, but here's a little information on the condition. Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of ...

If dystonia is a genetic disorder there is different probabilities of getting the disease based on the parents genetics. 1. If both parents are carriers, the child has a 25% chance of having ...

Muscle spasm occurs when there is a continuous muscular contraction. Dystonia is when there is no proper muscular tone.

Spastic torticollis is a painful spasm of the neck muscles. The cause is usually unknown. Symptoms are painful muscle spasms, usually on only one side of the neck, that cause the head to tilt. S...

Let me start off by saying it's treatable, not necessarily curable. Honestly it depends on the type of dystonia were talking about. In general the offending drugs (certain anti psychotics, ...

Possibly cervical dystonia or spasmodic torticollis. It affects the muscles of the neck. There are other diseases with dystonias affecting different muscle groups of the body.

I am so sorry for your mom's pain and suffering! Here is a part of an article I found on-line: Symptoms of CD often worsen while walking or during period of stress. Symptoms typically impro...

Background: Dopamine- or dopa-responsive dystonia (DRD), also known as hereditary progressive dystonia with diurnal variation (HPD), is an inherited dystonia typically presenting in the first decad...