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Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained involuntary muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal posture due to disordered tonicity of muscles. Focal dystonia affects a specific part of the body.
How do members experience focal dystonia?
Top 5 symptoms reported by people with focal dystonia*
*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
Top treatments taken by people for focal dystonia*
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Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder in which sustained involuntary muscle contractions cause twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal posture due to disordered tonicity of muscles. Focal dystonia affects a specific part of the body.
Common symptoms reported by people with focal dystonia
Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for focal dystonia
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Compare treatments taken by people with focal dystonia
Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have focal dystonia through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.
Got a question about living with focal dystonia? Members in the forum might have the answers.