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," ...

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

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

(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 ...

TOLEDO, Ohio — The Toledo Zoo is one of eight zoos in cities across America to host a Dystonia Zoo Day this year to raise money and awareness for the Dystonia Medical Research Foundation. Dystonia is ...

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 ...

BACKGROUND: Dystonia is a neurological disorder that causes muscles to contract and create uncomfortable, abnormal postures. There are different types of dystonia that affect different muscles in the ...

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 ...

Jonathan Allen first picked up the trombone in the fourth grade. After playing for years, he eventually earned a doctorate in musical arts and a teaching position at the University of Iowa. Then, one ...

Living life while battling a movement disorder is not at all easy. Be it Dystonia or Parkinson’s disease, every disorder ...

PITTSBURGH — Ed Cwalinski recalls the most painful two years of his life. “I had Thanksgiving dinner on the floor. I couldn’t go to school. I was homeschooled,” said Cwalinski. “There was a point that ...