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Is there help for Cervical Dystonia?


I have had muscle knots on one shoulder since I was a teen. After whiplash last June I now have 2 bulging discs C3 and C4. Since then Cervical Dystonia that now moves throughout my body. My muscles all over spasm visibly and under the skin, with occasional rapid muscle jerks and twitching. I have done PT ( which gave me under the shoulder tendinitis), Steroid Injections, Anti-Inflammatory drugs, Nutritional Supplements, and Prescription Pain Medication. I do ice packs, heating pads and topical analgesics. I have also been going to the Chiropractor since January. All with only temporary relief. Has anyone been through this or know how to help?

yes i have it where my muscles knot up near the base of my skull, which pulls my c1 against my brainstem,=severe dizziness and pain. go to youtube and type in dystonia, the 1st video that pops up, click on it, and they are a very big help, go to their website, 4 the certified dystonia doctor list, and find the nearest 1 to you. i've had chiro adjustments at least 1,500 times in the last 10 years, going 4 botox and other treatment this october in st louis at barns hospitol dystonia specialist. i have been to many many doctors for it, do not mess around with other doctors who doesn't specialize it! if there is living hell on earth i have been there, and wish noone else to go through what i have been through, and still going through. hopefully my october appointment will change my life! you do not have to live with this, there are a few procedures they can do, but they will probablly start you off on botox, but be sure they inject the exact knotted up muscles, and no other muscles! i been botoxed 3 times, and they have not listened 2 me on which little knotted up muscle to do, and they missed it everytime, very upsetting to me. do not let them put it in any other spots besides the knotted up or dystoniated muscles!!! otherwise other muscles near there will relax, and not let you heal correctlly!!!!, the exact spot and that is it! or you will be disappointed like me. my october appointment, i will demand them to inject the proper muscle this time, and not anywhere around it! you just want the exact muscle relaxed, and no other! even if they want to inject the other side of your neck, or toward your shoulders, do not let them do that! exact spasmed knot, and no where else 4 your sake in healing! get 10mg valium! and when you feel spasms coming on take 1! huge help to me, as i can relax enough to adjust my c1 myself. when my neck is spasmed even the chiro cannot adjust it. im not a drinker, but if its spasmed alot of times ill drink a couple cups of beer, and it will relax enough 4 me to adjust my c1 away from my brainstem, and it is night and day difference of how i feel. send me your email, and i will send you my story i wrote to the doctor about my fight with dystonia! soon as your cervical dystonia, is gone, your back will straighten up, and your body will heal itself, and i recommend visiting a good chiro that doesnt use an activator to adjust u. keep seeing him, to train your muscles that have been, in the wrong spot, to train them where everything should be. stay away from caffeen, cholcate, and notice whatever knotts up your neck. write me and i will talk to you about it. soon as i heal, im doing the talk show circuit about dystonia, to get the word out and help others.

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