Distonia - Truques Sensitivos Melhoram a Distonia? | Dr Diego de Castro Neurologista

Sensory tricks are maneuvers that patients with dystonia can perform to temporarily relieve the symptom of involuntary muscle contraction. For example, in cervical dystonia, when the neck is contracting to one side, some patients find that touching their chin can make the neck relax the contraction and return to the center. Sensory tricks are one of the reasons why patients with dystonia are stigmatized. Many people believe that the fact that performing such a simple maneuver helps to relieve the symptom can only be because this is a psychiatric condition. But it is precisely the effect of a sensory trick that helps us suspect dystonia during diagnosis. Why Sensory Tricks Improve Dystonia The principle involved in the sensory trick is to alter a mechanism that we call cerebral afference, the perception of information that reaches our brain, especially related to sensitivity. In this way, the brain is able to reprogram the way it receives nerve signals and sends them to the affected region. Examples of sensitive tricks are: Touching the area Wearing clothing that puts pressure on the area (such as a closed shirt collar or a neck brace) Performing a massage on the area. It is interesting to note that the trick that works for one patient may not work for others. Each patient needs to observe themselves to identify which trick will help with their symptoms. Furthermore, this is a temporary resource that does not replace treatment and monitoring by a doctor who specializes in movement disorders. Did you like this video? Subscribe to our channel and activate notifications to receive all our content on Neurology, Neurological Diseases and their Treatments first-hand. Follow our content on other social networks: Website: https://drdiegodecastro.com/ Facebook:   / drdiegodecastro   Instagram:   / drdiegodecastro   Twitter:   / dneurologista   LinkedIn:   / diego-de-castro-dos-santos-24aa85151   Pinterest:   / ddecastrodossantos   Also see our Neurology website in VItória: https://especialidades-neurologicas.w...