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," ...

Cervical dystonia is a rare condition in which your neck muscles involuntarily contract into abnormal positions. It causes repetitive twisting movements of your head and neck. The movements can be ...

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 and much less well-known ...

(WTNH) — There are an estimated 300,000 Americans who have been diagnosed with dystonia, and yet, not many people say they’ve heard about it. Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes the muscles to ...

SEATTLE -- A new botulinum toxin formulation kept cervical dystonia symptoms down for a solid 16 weeks in most patients treated in a manufacturer-sponsored phase III trial, a researcher said here.

Researchers have led a clinical trial of a drug that mimics the effects of alcohol in more than 100 patients with laryngeal dystonia, a neurological condition that causes involuntary muscle spasms in ...

Boston Scientific (($BSX)) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Study Overview: The Vercise™ DBS Dystonia Prospective Study, ...

Oct. 14 (UPI) --A new award will help early career researchers who study dystonia, the Michael J. Fox Foundation announced Tuesday. The new Bachmann-Strauss Early Career Award is a two-year, $150,000 ...

Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) is an injection prescribed to treat cervical dystonia in adults. Your doctor will typically start by prescribing a low dose, such as 100 units every 3 months. Depending on ...