Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation For Focal Hand Dystonia Offers Short-Term Benefits

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) is being increasingly explored as a therapeutic tool for movement disorders associated with deficient inhibition throughout the central nervous system. This includes treatment of focal hand dystonia (FHD), characterized by involuntary movement of the fingers either curling into the palm or extending outward. A new study published in Restorative Neurology and Neuroscience reports short-term changes in behavioral, physiologic, and clinical measures that support further research into the therapeutic potential of rTMS...

Source: Health News from Medical News Today - April 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Neurology / Neuroscience Source Type: news