What Is Focal Dystonia?
Focal dystonia is a medical condition that causes specific parts of the body to have muscle contractions, abnormal twisting, recurrent movement, or atypical postures. The movements or muscle contractions are involuntary and can be painful. The involuntary movement usually affects one muscle group, such as the arms, neck, or legs.
Focal dystonia is a medical condition that causes specific parts of the body to have muscle contractions, abnormal twisting, recurrent movement, or atypical postures. The movements or muscle contractions are involuntary and can be painful. The involuntary movement usually affects one muscle group, such as the arms, neck, or legs. The symptoms of focal dystonia are related to the part of the body that is affected. For example, if the hands are the body part affected, an early symptom may be been when the person’s handwriting gets progressively worse. In other cases, if the neck muscles are affected, the person’s neck my involuntarily turn, particularly when the person is under stress. If focal dystonia affects the eyelid, she may blink quickly and at a blinding rate. Sometimes, the person’s speech is affected and there may be a slight tremor in the voice.
