Friday 1 November 2024

Dyskinesia or Dystonia


There are two conditions that are associated with Parkinson’s Dyskinesia and Dystonia, I am not sure which of the I suffer from.

Dyskinesia is the involuntary movement of a body part or the entire body that you can't control.

Dystonia is the involuntary stiffening or contraction of a muscle.

It can sometimes be difficult to tell the difference between the two, but dyskinesia more often looks like jerky movements of an arm, leg, or face.

The symptoms of dystonia are as follows:

Involuntary and rapid blinking that you can't stop.

A sudden tightening or turning of the neck to one side, particularly when you're feeling fatigued or stressed.

Difficulty speaking.

A tremor in your voice.

Symptoms that worsen with tiredness, stress, or lots of physical activity.

Dyskinesia can involve one body part, such as an arm or leg, or the entire body. The symptoms are as follows:

Fidgeting, writhing or wriggling

Head bobbing or body swaying.

It tends to occur most often during times when other Parkinson's symptoms, such as tremor, slowness and stiffness, are well controlled.

Both conditions are made worse with stress, so when the uncontrollable movements start I try to take my mind off it by focusing on something, also I find using the powerfit helps why it helps I do not know but it does.

 

 


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Dyskinesia or Dystonia

There are two conditions that are associated with Parkinson’s Dyskinesia and Dystonia, I am not sure which of the I suffer from. Dyskinesi...