Medical stories: It took years for dystonia diagnosis

The Sunday Capital asked readers if they had medical stories they wanted to share with readers. This article is another installment in that series.

I have dystonia. Most people have not heard of it. But actually many have been diagnosed with this, and, I'm afraid, many, many more people may have dystonia, but diagnosis is very difficult until they see a neurologist who specializes in movement disorders.

Dystonia is a neurological disorder that is characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or positions.

Eighteen years ago, I was...