There are many people
we observe on a daily basis with different medical conditions, some of these
conditions look like some abnormal habit of the patients and most don’t realize
that it is a medical condition. Have you ever observed any person who has the
habit of twisting their heads towards their head? This is not a habit but a
medical condition which is known as cervical dystonia. This continuous movement
of the heads which happens due to cervical dystonia is known as torticollis.
The severity of the disease can differ from one patient to another.
Torticollis is not the
only abnormal movement which occurs due to cervical dystonia, there are others
as well such as anterocollis, retrocollis, and laterocollis.
Laterocollis
is the condition in which the head twists towards the ear to shoulder and it
constantly keeps tilting sideways.
Anterocollis
is the abnormal movement which causes the head to tip forward. In the condition,
the chin moves downwards and these movements remain constant. ‘
Retrocollisi
is a term which describes the abnormal movement in which the head tilts backward,
however, the chin moves upward.
Every patient would
have one of such abnormal movement, however, in very rare cases; the patient
can have more than one abnormal movement mentioned above. The Cervical dystonia natural treatment has helped in curing the
disease but to some extent.
Symptoms of Cervical dystonia
The abnormal movements
which have been mentioned above are the main symptoms of the disease; however,
there are other symptoms as well which point out towards this disease including
severe pain which starts from the neck. The patients keep their shoulder raised
all the time. This disease causes a very severe tremor in hands as well as in the
head. It also increases the size of the neck muscles. The disease was first
diagnosed at least 10 to 12 years before. However, in the first year of the
diagnose; only 45% of patients were diagnosed. Most of the ratio of the population
who is suffering from cervical dystonia feel intense headache. There are other
symptoms of this disease which include depression and constantly changes in
patients’ mood. The reason for the mood changes is their need to get back to
their normal life routines.
How the disease is being treated
The Cervical dystonia natural treatment is oral medication and
pain relievers. Patients also go through physical therapy to get rid of the
abnormal movements and to get rid of the pain. Cervical dystonia naturaltreatment has worked for patients however the success rate has not
been very good which is why the scientists and researchers opted for Botox
treatment with botulinum toxin.
Botulinum toxin has
been suggested as the primary treatment for this disease. There are different Botulinum
toxin drugs which are being used to treat this disease including myobloc,
xeomin and dysport.
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