Growing evidence points to a spectrum of non-motor symptoms, including cognitive
difficulties that have a greater impact on functional outcomes and quality of life than motor …

The Dystonia Medical Research Foundation organized an expert virtual workshop in March
2023 to review the evidence on non-motor symptoms across the spectrum of dystonia …

Purpose Dystonia is a chronic and incurable movement disorder. This qualitative study
aimed to enhance understanding of the condition by exploring the experience of living with …

Cervical dystonia (CD) is a movement disorder which causes sustained muscle contractions
in the neck leading to abnormal postures and repetitive movements. As it is a highly visible …

Neck dystonia is a neurological condition, characterised by involuntary movements of the
neck muscles, causing twisted head positions and often pain and head tremor. Ten …

Purpose Self-management has been proposed as the way forward in improving health
outcomes for people with neurological conditions; yet the experience and meaning of self …

Background Dystonia is one of the most common forms of movement disorder, caused by
the co-contraction of antagonistic muscles, leading to abnormal postures and considerable …

Introduction Psychiatric symptoms are well recognised co-morbid traits in adult-onset
idiopathic, isolated, focal cervical dystonia (AOIFCD), although few studies have sought to …

Classic physical interventions for cervical dystonia (CD) have focused on treating motor
components or, on motor components and relaxation programs. However, no CD treatment …

Background Abnormal involuntary movement disorders such as dystonia are likely to be
affected by a person's psychological state. Nevertheless, reports of the literature describing …