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Rapid On-Set ​Muscular Dystonia explained.

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder syndrome in which sustained or repetitive muscle contractions result in twisting and repetitive movements or abnormal fixed postures. The movements may resemble a tremor. Dystonia is often intensified or exacerbated by physical activity, and symptoms may progress into adjacent muscles.
The disorder may be hereditary
 or caused by other factors such as birth-related or other physical trauma, infection, poisoning (e.g., lead poisoning) or reaction to pharmaceutical drugs, particularly neuroleptics,  or stress.

Treatment must be highly customized to the needs of the individual and may include oral medications, chemodenervation 
botulinum neurotoxin injections, physical therapy, or other supportive therapies, and surgical procedures such as deep brain stimulation.

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Remember, you have within you, right now, every single thing you need,
​to deal with
​whatever the world decides to throw at you. /Tracey McCann
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