l have this type of disorder which affects my daily life regularly. lt all started when l was 14 years of age. When l felt something very strange just under the base of my brain. Which l did not know not what this was at the time? lt is called the "Basal Ganglia" that controls the movements of the bodies muscles.
As time went by, l started feeling inferior and the left-hand side of my body and neck was stiff. years went by and it progressed into involuntary muscle spasms, which l find hard to control. l also found out mine is genetic. My father had this, but not as bad as mine.
And l wanted to know what the origins were to why l have this terrible disorder. so,l did some research and found it seem to have originated to a certain race of Jewish people 1,000's years ago. Known as the "Astkinazi jews might have spelt it wrong, but it is something like that. They were known as the stiff neck people, because of the way they tilt their heads into distorted positions. My dad had that sort of Jewish nose, and my surname originated in that region, known as "LittleGoat". . l was the only child in the family that had this passed down to me.
How certain genes just seems to jump or lay dormant until a later generation starts it up again and takes holds is beyond me how that works. But hey,l got it and learnt to adapt to this to get me through daily life.
Here is a bit l copied from the Dystonia foundations article.
Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder. Faulty signals from the brain cause muscles to spasm and pull on the body incorrectly. This forces the body into twisting, repetitive movements or abnormal postures
Dystonia affects people in different ways.
