Dystonia - A Rarely-Known Disability Issue

Disability issues have been given a greater push in the media as well as across politics, which is no doubt commendable. However, the disabilities that are focused more on are the ones that are widely known like Autism Spectrum Disorder, Down's Syndrome, and Multiple Sclerosis. Then what about the not so widely known disabilities that affect the lives of people massively? Dystonia is one such disability issue that is rarely talked about.

But, according to some reports approximately 70,000 people in Australia get affected by the primary stage of dystonia whereas there are no such statistics found regarding secondary dystonia. Before understanding the disability support in NSW for dystonia and other lesser-known disability issues, let us first know what is dystonia, its different types, its causes, and its treatment below.

Dystonia is a disability issue that occurs due to damage or malfunction of various areas of the brain that are responsible for controlling the body's movement which results in spontaneous muscle spasms, contractions, or tremors.  In short, dystonia is a neurological disorder in which the contractions tend to twist and hold your body into uncomfortable positions for a certain period of time causing pain. Dystonia can affect people of any age!

Typically, there are five types of dystonia that are focal, segmental, generalised, multifocal and hemi-dystonia. If only one body part gets affected, such as the eyes, a limb or the voice, it is termed as Focal Dystonia. If a larger area of your body gets affected such as the neck and arms, it is known as Segmental Dystonia. In case the spasms have an effect on the arm and leg on the same side it is known as Hemi-dystonia. And if two or more dissimilar parts of the body get affected it is called as Multifocal Dystonia. Lastly, if the issue is more prevalent, then it is termed as generalised Dystonia.

Dystonia does not have any one cause! The disorder can be caused due to genetic factors, environmental factors, trauma or any other form of a neurological condition or the cause can be unknown as well. While focal dystonia is more common in people who are in their 40s and 50s  and mostly affects women more than men. Dystonia is further classified as primary, secondary, idiopathic, acquired and genetic. While primary dystonia is the only symptom secondary dystonia is acquired from secondary causes like exposure to certain medications, environmental toxins or other neurological issues like strokes, Parkinson's disease, brain tumors and likewise.

If any of your loved ones are suffering from dystonia and you are seeking disability support in NSW then you should get in touch with certified support workers in NSW. Disability support workers in NSW can help your loved ones by offering them therapeutic support, home support services, disability transport services, music therapy and much more.

Disability support in NSW  is the best way to offer the right care and support to your disabled loved ones. Moreover, they won't feel lonely as they will have a companion with them all the time.

Reference: https://brainfoundation.org.au/disorders/dystonia/#treatment

Conclusion:

Hope Health and Care Services provide high-quality disability support NSW services to impact the lives of impaired individuals. For more information visit https://www.hopehealthcareservices.com.au/