… of MJFF’s new research alliance with the Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia and Parkinson Foundation Affecting more than 500,000 children and adults in North America, dystonia is the third most common movement disorder and also … Parkinson's disease. Yet it is an unfamiliar term for many. Dystonia causes involuntary muscle spasms and contractions …

… Dystonia is an involuntary muscle contraction that causes … one side, the toes curling under or a foot turning inward. Dystonia can be a symptom of Parkinson's or a disease … is the third most common movement disorder. Here we discuss dystonia in Parkinson's. Potential Parkinson's Symptom Not …

… Allison London was diagnosed with dystonia — the third most common movement disorder, which … age of 30,” as she says in our latest podcast. September is Dystonia Awareness Month. London shares the impact her … the name of my own condition. My smartphone autocorrects dystonia to dystopia,” she says. Read more from London on …

… Launched in 2025, The Bachmann-Strauss Award in Dystonia Research is a program supporting researchers leading the next generation of dystonia insights elucidating the causes of an contributors … field with the Bachmann-Strauss Prize for Excellence in Dystonia Research. Read more on the history of that award …

… Dystonia is an involuntary muscle contraction that pulls a body part into an abnormal position. In Parkinson's, dystonia commonly causes the foot to turn in or toes to curl under. Many people describe it as a painful cramping. Dystonia doesn't happen in everyone with Parkinson's, but …

… Achievements   1979 Bonnie Strauss diagnosed with dystonia Bonnie Strauss begins experiencing neck spasms that … diagnoses her with spasmodic torticollis, a form of dystonia characterized by involuntary contractions of the … Bonnie comes to strongly believe there is a link between dystonia and Parkinson's, having seen her mother and …