World championships silver medalist and two-time Olympian Kara Goucher announced today that she has been diagnosed with runner's dystonia. "For the past year I've been quietly battling for my health," ...

Q: My cousin was diagnosed with dystonia, what is this? A: Dystonia is a disorder of involuntary muscle contractions that may cause repetitive and/or abnormal movement or postures, for example ...

In 2003, Medtronic first received a humanitarian green light from the FDA to offer its deep brain stimulation implants to ...

Dystonia is a common and disabling movement disorder in humans. It encompasses a variety of different symptoms including torticollis, limb and trunk dystonia, writer's cramp, blepharospasm and spastic ...

The brains of professional musicians are adapted to the intense demands of learning and performance. These brain changes also put musicians at risk for developing a movement disorder called dystonia.

(MENAFN- The Conversation) When we think of movement disorders, the tremors associated with Parkinson's disease are probably what first spring to mind. However, there are other equally debilitating ...

The medtech giant said the approval marks a shift from humanitarian device exemption (HDE) status to full effectiveness ...

The protein BiP plays a key role in a genetic mutation that is affiliated with early onset torsion dystonia, researchers have found. Their findings may lead to the first universal treatment for the ...