The goals of physical exercise to retrain muscles involved in cervical dystonia/spasmodic torticollis are to:

• maintain the flexibility of the spinal column and the cervical muscles
• diminish the intensity of the spasms
• to achieve the voluntary control, then the automatic control of the correct head position
• alleviate pain if you have pain

Discuss This guide with your doctor or physical therapist.

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More exercises.

• 194 KB pdf

See Jesse working out, with commentary.

Radio Public Service Announcements

These 30 second spots have been prepared to promote awareness of dystonia and essential tremor:

• 03-10-08 Dystonia 1 PSA.mp3
• 03-10-08 Dystonia 2 PSA.mp3
• 03-10-08 Essential Tremor PSA
• Dystonia-Aware Female-30.mp3
• Dystonia-Aware Male-30.mp3
• Dystonia-Vibes Female-30.mp3
• Dystonia-Vibes Male-30.mp3
• Essential Tremor-Female-30.mp3
• Essential Tremor-Male-30.mp3