I met a fried online who has 'Spasmodic Torticollis'
I was wondering if anyone knew what you could do naturally other than what is mentioned in the article below. If anyone had heard of it or knew of a cure. Sorry to put this in the Vit C forum for the Vit C and
Cancer Forum s have the best posters in my opinion, with the most alternative knowledge. Thanks.
http://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/torticollis.jsp
Here's a portion of that article:
Definition
Torticollis (cervical dystonia or spasmodic torticollis) is a type of movement disorder in which the muscles controlling the neck cause sustained twisting or frequent jerking.
Description
In torticollis, certain muscles controlling the neck undergo repetitive or sustained contraction, causing the neck to jerk or twist to the side. Cervical dystonia causes forward twisting, and is called antecollis. Backward twisting is known as retrocollis. The abnormal posture caused by torticollis is often debilitating, and is usually painful.
Torticollis most commonly begins between age 30-60, with females affected twice as often as males. According to the National Spasmodic Torticollis Association, torticollis affects 83,000 people in the United States. Dystonia tends to become more severe during the first months or years after onset, and may spread to other regions, especially the jaw, arm, or leg. Torticollis should not be confused with such other causes of abnormal neck posture as orthopedic or congenital problems.
Causes and symptoms
The nerve signals responsible for torticollis are thought to originate in the basal ganglia, a group of brain structures involved in movement control. The exact defect is unknown. Some cases of dystonia are due to the inheritance of a defective gene, whose function was unknown as of mid-1998. Other cases are correlated with neck or head trauma, such as from an automobile accident. Use of certain antipsychotic drugs, or neuroleptics, can induce dystonia.
There are three types of torticollis:
tonic, in which the abnormal posture is sustained
clonic, marked by jerky head movements.
mixed, a combination of tonic and clonic movements