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Dystonia is a movement disorder which causes involuntary contractions of your muscles. These contractions result in twisting and repetitive movements. Sometimes they are painful.
Dystonia can affect just one muscle, a group of muscles or all of your muscles. Symptoms can include tremors, voice problems or a dragging foot. Symptoms often start in childhood. They can also start in the late teens or early adulthood. Some cases worsen over time. Others are mild.
Some people inherit dystonia. Others have it because of another disease. Either way, researchers think that a problem in the part of the brain that handles messages about muscle contractions might cause dystonia. There is no cure. Instead, doctors use medicines, surgery, physical therapy and other treatments to reduce or eliminate muscle spasms and pain.
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke
'''Dystonia''' is a neurological movement disorder with involuntary muscle contractions, forcing specific parts of the body into abnormal movements or positions, sometimes causing pain. See also: Writer's cramp
Dystonia - Offers pictures, show schedule and audio files.
Kids Move - Provides an overview and describes diagnostic methods and treatments for each child movement disorder, including ataxia, bradykinesia, choreoathetosis, dystonia, myoclonus, spasticity, tics, and tremor.
Movement Disorders Clinic, Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati - Clinic that specializes in the evaluation, diagnosis and treatment of children with tremor, chorea, dystonia and other movement disorders.
MoveMD - Colorado Neurological Institute's Movement Disorders Center - Patient and physician education about deep brain stimulation and advanced neurosurgery treatment for Parkinson's disease, dystonia, and other neurological conditions. View streaming videos of patients pre and post-operatively.
Dystonia Medical Research Foundation - Canadian Foundation supporting research, awareness and support related to dystonia.
Dystonia, Inc - Information about spasmodic torticollis and dystonia.
The Dystonia Society (UK) - UK charity providing information and support for people with dystonia.
We Move - Dystonia - Information for Patients - Dystonia: information for patients and families.
The Family Village - Dystonia - Information, contacts, chat rooms, links related to dystonia.
Dystonia On-Line Support Group - Extensive information on this disease as well as a chat room with scheduled chat meeting times.