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People with movement disorders can experience involuntary movement such as tremor, abnormal posture, slowness, walking difficulty, and stiffness due to neurological conditions.
More than 30 different diseases are identified as neurological movement disorders. These disorders, which include Parkinson’s disease, essential tremor, and dystonia, range from mild to severe. While symptoms vary widely, the disorders are often progressive, increasing in severity over time.
Movement disorders include a range of neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental disorders, and abnormalities in muscle tone and motor control.
There are generally three types of movement disorders: excessive movement (hyperkinetic), abnormally reduced intentional movement (hypokinetic), and abnormal involuntary movement (dyskinesia)
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Movement disorders are neurological (nervous system) conditions that cause spasms, jerking, or shaking. These conditions may also reduce or slow movement. Disease, genetic conditions, and medications are some of the causes.
Movement disorders can manifest in numerous ways, with symptoms ranging from subtle to disabling. The most important part of the treatment plan for anyone affected by Parkinson’s disease or other movement disorder is a dedicated team of specialists who can monitor your progress and support your optimal health with the latest surgeries.
Our goal is to offer knowledge and symptom control to help patients feel empowered and overcome barriers to living life to the fullest
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Cerebral Palsy Cerebral palsy is a condition that affects your body movements. It’s the result of a brain injury. The injury can happen before, during or after birth. Cerebral palsy doesn’t get worse over time. The brain damage affects how your body moves. It also can affect the way you stand
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Dystonia Dystonia is a movement disorder that makes it hard for someone to control their muscles. It can cause parts of the body to spasm, tremor, twist and form abnormal positions. It is not clear why some people get dystonia, but it may happen because of a chemical imbalance in the brain
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Essential Tremor Essential tremor is a nervous system condition that causes uncontrollable shaking. Your hands may be affected first. Your head and voice may also be affected by essential tremor. Having an essential tremor can affect you in different ways
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Huntington's Disease It can affect a person's brain and body. Most people start experiencing symptoms as young adults or in middle age. However, some people may develop symptoms earlier, even before 20 years of age
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Motor Neurone Disease It's the name for a group of diseases that affect nerves known as motor nerves, or motor neurons. Your motor nerves carry messages from your brain to your muscles via your spinal cord. These messages allow you to move, swallow, talk and breathe. In MND, these motor neurons become damaged and die
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Parkinson's Disease It's a movement and mood disorder. It is a condition that progresses with time and happens when the nerve cells in the brain can't make enough of a body chemical called dopamine. Most people with Parkinson's disease are diagnosed around the age of 65 years
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Restless Legs Syndrome It's a common condition where you have an urge to move your legs to relieve unpleasant sensations. Symptoms are usually worse in the evening and at night, especially when you're trying to fall asleep. They often start when you're resting, lying down or sitting for a long time
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Tourette Syndrome It's a genetic inherited neurological disorder. It causes people to make involuntary and uncontrollable vocal sounds and/or movements. Some people may bite themselves or hurt themselves in other ways or find it necessary to repeatedly touch other people and things
What do movement disorders look like !
The symptoms can range in severity from barely noticeable to disruptive. In general, signs and symptoms of movement disorders include: Episodes of uncontrolled movement, like twitches, spasms, tremors, jerks, twisting and shaking. Problems with coordination and balance
