NSTA’s research goal is to fund seed grants to researchers with projects focusing on movement disorders that add to the understanding and treatment of cervical dystonia (CD); enabling projects to establish a basic principle or insight that can be used to apply for and win larger CD research grants from the public and private sources. The NSTA is funding a research physical therapy program by Apurva Zawar, DPT, PMP, Founder and owner of BeyondRehab.

We are looking for CD patients diagnosed within the last three years who are willing to participate in the program and do an interview after the program for our publications. The eight people chosen will be participating in the Cervical Dystonia Care Program developed by Dr. Zawar. Participation will be done online through video.

The following is the Inclusion Criteria for Study Participation.

• Diagnosis of idiopathic cervical dystonia.
• Stable botulinum toxin (BTX) treatment for a duration of at least one year.
• Willingness to actively engage in 4-weeks of physical therapy (PT) interventions.

The following are the Exclusion Criteria:

• The presence of secondary or hereditary forms of dystonia.
• Dystonia affects body parts other than the neck.
• History of surgical interventions for dystonia treatment.

We are looking for participants in the following states: California and Washington. If you fit the criteria and would like to participate, please email us at info@cdtorticollis.org. Space is limited to eight people, so contact us ASAP.