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," ...
For some people, the underlying problem causing involuntary muscle contractions and abnormal movements or postures is dystonia, a neurological movement disorder.
Tardive dyskinesia and dystonia are both neurological disorders that can affect your muscles and cause involuntary muscle contractions. Tardive dyskinesia, which is usually a side effect of some ...
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 and much less well-known ...
Nuke-nuke disease' is a colloquial term used among runners, and medically, there are cases associated with task-specific dystonia such as runner’s dystonia. However, 'my leg gives way' does not always ...
Neuroscientist Joaquin Farias trained as a professional musician in his youth. He played the harpsichord, flute and piano. When he was 21, something changed — he felt as though he could not properly ...
Vima Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on oral therapies for movement disorders, today announced that four poster presentations will be featured at the 2026 International ...