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  1. Dystonia - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    Dystonia is a movement disorder that causes the muscles to contract. This can cause twisting motions or other movements that happen repeatedly and that aren't ...

  2. Dystonia - Diagnosis and treatment - Mayo Clinic

    Diagnosis. To diagnose dystonia, your healthcare team starts with a medical history and physical exam. To look for conditions that may be causing your ...

  3. Cervical dystonia - Symptoms & causes - Mayo Clinic

    Cervical dystonia, also called spasmodic torticollis, is a painful condition in which your neck muscles contract involuntarily, causing your head to twist ...

  4. Movement disorders - Symptoms and causes - Mayo Clinic

    For example, dystonia causes muscle contractions that lead to twisting of the body. Another movement disorder called chorea causes brief periods of quick ...

  5. Dystonia - Care at Mayo Clinic

    People receiving dystonia care at Mayo Clinic have access to a number of treatments, including deep brain stimulation and botulinum toxin injections. At the ...

  6. Dystonia - Doctors and departments - Mayo Clinic

    These researchers continue to work to improve diagnosis and treatment of dystonia. The Neural Engineering Laboratory researches deep brain stimulation for ...

  7. The Yips: A Focal, Task-Specific Dystonia or Golfer's Cramp - Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders - Mayo Clinic Research

    The Yips: A Focal, Task-Specific Dystonia or Golfer's Cramp. Mayo Clinic's Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Lab works with golfers experiencing the ...

  8. Cervical dystonia - Diagnosis & treatment - Mayo Clinic

    While a physical examination alone can often confirm a diagnosis of cervical dystonia, your doctor might suggest blood tests or magnetic resonance imaging ...

  9. Researchers ID Gene Behind Primary Cervical Dystonia, a Neck-Twisting Disorder - Mayo Clinic News Network

    — Researchers have identified a gene that causes adult-onset primary cervical dystonia, an often-painful condition in which patients' necks twist involuntarily.

  10. Sharing Mayo Clinic: Running Down a Mysterious Disorder

    Although dystonia, a movement disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contraction, has limited treatment options and no cure, getting a diagnosis has given ...