This week we are going to discuss a relatively rare but painful condition called cervical dystonia or spasmodic torticollis. Cervical dystonia is a condition of adulthood that generally occurs after ...

This week we are going to talk about a rather rare and painful condition of the neck which occurs at any time in life although the National Spasmodic Torticollis Association reports that it most ...

Torticollis refers to a condition in which the sternocleidomastoid muscle is shorter (and sometimes tighter) on one side of the neck, causing the head to tilt toward the shortened muscle, while at the ...

One way to classify the dystonias is according to the parts of the body they affect: Generalized dystonia affects most or all of the body. Focal dystonia is localized to a specific part of the body.

TORTICOLLIS is an involuntary movement disorder resulting in tonic abnormal deviation of the head and neck. It is often accompanied by hyperkinesis of the head and neck, consisting of arrhythmic ...

Thirty years ago I developed a disorder that was unheard of around here. Now, perhaps, some 200,000 men and women across the country have been diagnosed with it and are eager to make the general ...

Dystonia is a neurologic movement disorder characterized by involuntary, sustained, patterned, repetitive muscle contractions, usually of opposing muscles. These contractions, which typically affect ...

An illness which causes involuntary twisting or shaking of the head may be caused by damage to a particular part of the brain, say scientists. Thousands people in the UK suffer from the condition ...

If you're a new parent worrying about torticollis, you need to know that this infant neck condition is often treatable with early interventions like at-home exercises and guided physical therapy.