Dystonia – The Treatment - Dr. Shivam Mittal

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Dystonia The Treatment Dr.
Shivam Mittal
Dystonia is a movement disorder that contracts
your muscles involuntarily, causing repetitive
or twisting movements. Depending upon the parts
that dystonia affects in the body, it could be
of different types like focal dystonia, general
dystonia, or general dystonia. If these
involuntarily movements are not managed or
treated at the earliest, the symptoms may worsen,
causing interference with daily tasks.
Because dystonia is a complication in the part of
the brain that controls muscle movement, it is
very essential to have your condition thoroughly
checked so as to offer you the most appropriate
treatment for your particular individual
condition. What works for one patient wont
necessarily work for another. Also, you must
understand that there is no permanent sure shot
cure for dystonia. But, the condition can be
effectively managed. This is why you need an
experienced and expert professional who has been
dealing with dystonia patients since a good
number of years, and has been successful at
managing each ones condition effectively. Dr.
Shivam Mittal is one such movement disorders
specialist who has been offering successful
dystonia treatment in UAE at his clinic for the
past many years.
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Medications Medications are the first line of
attack against the involuntary muscle
contractions. The basic medication is
carbidopa-levodopa, which are used to increase
the levels of dopamine in the brain. Other
medications include trihexyphenidyl, benztropine,
tetrabenazine, diazepam, clonazepam, and
baclofen, each having its own effect and
purpose. Injections Botox injections are more
commonly used than medicines. They are injected
into specific muscles to scale back or eliminate
muscle contractions and improve abnormal
postures. However, these injections show results
only for a few months, which is why you may be
asked for the next injection dosage every 3-6
months. Therapy Other than the medications and
injections, your doctor may also recommend you
therapies and exercises to be done to bring you
better relief. It could include stretching
exercises or massaging to ease the pain, or
physical therapy and occupational therapy to
reduce symptoms and improve functions. Speech
therapy can also be recommended if the disorder
has affected the voice of the patient. Surgery
This is the last retort to managing dystonia,
when nothing else works. There are two types of
surgeries that the doctor may implement. One is
selective denervation surgery which involves
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cutting the nerves that control muscle spasms,
and the other is deep brain stimulation which
involves the implantation of electrodes into the
brain and a neurotransmitter in the chest, both
being connected so that the neurotransmitter can
send electrical pulses to the electrodes to help
the brain control muscle spasms and
contractions. Other than the treatment that your
doctor recommends for you, you can also adapt
certain remedies like meditation, yoga, and deep
breathing to ease the stress and help you relax.
We know how living with dystonia can be so
difficult, but because there is no permanent
treatment to it, there is no option but to learn
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