Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine on Motor Function and Quality of Life in Cervical Dystonia

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 0000-00-00
• Target enrollment: 50
• Participant gender: Both

Summary

The purpose of the proposed research is to determine if Osteopathic manipulative medicine (OMM) used alone or in combination with the standard treatment of botulinum toxin intramuscular injections improves motor function and quality of life amongst people with cervical (neck) dystonia.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: New York Institute of Technology
• Treatments: Botulinum Toxins
• Last Updated: 2016-01-19

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• clinical diagnosis of cervical dystonia or spasmodic torticollis

• ages 2-100

Exclusion Criteria:

• no clinical diagnosis of cervical dystonia or spasmodic torticollis

• symptoms beginning over the age of 40

• pregnant women are excluded from Aim 2