NASHUA — Amanda Sleeper was overjoyed to be expecting her first child, but the pregnancy prevented her from receiving urgently-needed treatment for dystonia, a disabling neurological disorder that ...

Potomac — Donna Driscoll is the voice of courage as she discusses dystonia, the disease she has lived with for nine years. “It’s frustrating and debilitating — but I never give up pushing. I feel ...

NASHUA – Amanda Sleeper, of Londonderry, lives with a disabling neurological disorder known as Dystonia, but in spite of that, she continues fighting forward to bring awareness to this disorder.

A Michigan man suffering from a relatively unknown disease will participate in a walk Sunday in an effort to raise awareness of the crippling neurological disorder that affects his every movement. Jay ...

Have you ever wondered what it would be like to wake up and not be able to perform simple everyday tasks such as talking, swallowing, speaking, blinking, writing, or even walking? This is the plight ...

When Peggy Weeks was 36 and living in California, she was driving her children somewhere when her head suddenly kept jerking left. No matter how hard she tried, she was unable to keep it straight ...

MILLBURN — When you meet Jake Silverman, the 15-year-old quickly makes you forget that he had brain surgery a few years ago for a rare movement disorder. The 5-foot-9 teenager from Short Hills tells ...

Toronto’s fifth annual Freedom to Move 5K Run/Walk returns to High Park in support of dystonia research in Canada, Sunday, June 6. Parkdale-High Park Councillor Bill Saundercook, its honorary chair ...

Freedom to Move: Run, Walk, and Wheel for Dystonia is a national month-long awareness and fundraising event that generates funds for dystonia research and support programs. To date this event has ...

Matthew Sheppard drew attention to dystonia Thursday by offering to help Mayor Rob Ford in his workout regime. The 13-year-old who suffers from myoclonus dystonia came to City Hall with his mom Cathy ...

Dystonia can affect everyone, from small children to older adults. Childhood dystonia is usually generalized dystonia (affecting most body parts). It is usually caused by genetic factors, while ...

Chuck’s 5KM Run, Walk and Wheel for Dystonia is a fun, family-friendly event, hosted at High Park, Toronto, to raise awareness and funds for dystonia, a neurological movement disorder that affects ...