Diagnosis of primary task-specific lower extremity dystonia in a runner

Journal of Orthopaedic and Sports Physical Therapy

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 688-697

  McClinton, Shane ^a   Heiderscheit, Bryan ^b  

^a DES MOINES UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Differential diagnosis; Electromyography; Gait analysis; Runner's dystonia

Indexed keywords

EID: 84865026035     PISSN: 01906011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2519/jospt.2012.3892     Document Type: Article

References (41)

1. Altenmüller E, Jabusch HC. Focal dystonia in musicians: phenomenology, pathophysiology, triggering factors, and treatment. Med Probl Perform Art. 2010;25:3-9.
2. Bara-Jimenez W, Shelton P, Hallett M. Spatial discrimination is abnormal in focal hand dystonia. Neurology. 2000;55:1869-1873. (Pubitemid 32103970)
3. Barrett MJ, Bressman SB, Levy OA, Fahn S, O'Dell MW. Functional electrical stimulation for the treatment of lower extremity dystonia. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2012;18:660-661. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j. parkreldis.2011.09.017
4. Binkley JM, Stratford PW, Lott SA, Riddle DL. The Lower Extremity Functional Scale (LEFS): scale development, measurement properties, and clinical application. North American Orthopaedic Rehabilitation Research Network. Phys Ther. 1999;79:371-383.
5. Brin MF, Comella CL. Pathophysiology of dystonia. In: Brin MF, Comella CL, Jankovic J, eds. Dystonia: Etiology, Clinical Features, and Treatment. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; 2004:5-10.
6. Byl NN, Archer ES, McKenzie A. Focal hand dystonia: effectiveness of a home program of fitness and learning-based sensorimotor and memory training. J Hand Ther. 2009;22:183- 197; quiz 198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jht.2008.12. 003
7. Byl NN, Merzenich MM, Cheung S, Bedenbaugh P, Nagarajan SS, Jenkins WM. A primate model for studying focal dystonia and repetitive strain injury: effects on the primary somatosensory cortex. Phys Ther. 1997;77:269-284. (Pubitemid 27113845)
8. Byl NN, Merzenich MM, Jenkins WM. A primate genesis model of focal dystonia and repetitive strain injury: I. Learning-induced dedifferentiation of the representation of the hand in the primary somatosensory cortex in adult monkeys. Neurology. 1996;47:508-520. (Pubitemid 26324052)
9. Defazio G. The epidemiology of primary dystonia: current evidence and perspectives. Eur J Neurol. 2010;17 suppl 1:9-14. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j. 1468-1331.2010.03053.x
10. Dolberg R, Hinkley LB, Honma S, et al. Amplitude and timing of somatosensory cortex activity in task-specific focal hand dystonia. Clin Neurophysiol. 2011;122:2441-2451. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clinph.2011.05.020
11. The Epidemiological Study of Dystonia in Europe (ESDE) Collaborative Group. A prevalence study of primary dystonia in eight European countries. J Neurol. 2000;247:787-792. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s004150070094
12. Fahn S. The varied clinical expressions of dystonia. Neurol Clin. 1984;2:541-554.
13. Fahn S, Marsden CD, Calne DB. Classification and investigation of dystonia. In: Marsden CD, Fahn S, eds. Movement Disorders 2. London, UK: Butterworth-Heinemann; 1987:332-358.
14. Feng Y, Schlosser FJ, Sumpio BE. The Semmes Weinstein monofilament examination as a screening tool for diabetic peripheral neuropathy. J Vasc Surg. 2009;50:675-682.e1. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jvs.2009.05.017
15. Flynn TW, Cleland JA, Whitman JM. Users' Guide to the Musculoskeletal Examination: Fundamentals for the Evidence-Based Clinician. Louisville, KY: Evidence in Motion; 2008.
16. Fukuda H, Kusumi M, Nakashima K. Epidemiology of primary focal dystonias in the western area of Tottori Prefecture in Japan: comparison with prevalence evaluated in 1993. Mov Disord. 2006;21:1503-1506. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds. 20986 (Pubitemid 44613311)
17. Gaubert CS, Mockett SP. Inter-rater reliability of the Nottingham method of stereognosis assessment. Clin Rehabil. 2000;14:153-159. (Pubitemid 30162630)
18. Kumar H, Jog M. Peripheral trauma induced dystonia or post-traumatic syndrome? Can J Neurol Sci. 2011;38:22-29.
19. Leveille LA, Clement DB. Case report: action-induced focal dystonia in long distance runners. Clin J Sport Med. 2008;18:467-468. http://dx.doi.org/10. 1097/JSM.0b013e3181845f35
20. Lo SE, Frucht SJ. Is focal task-specific dystonia limited to the hand and face? Mov Disord. 2007;22:1009-1011. (Pubitemid 46999299)
21. Martino D, Macerollo A, Abbruzzese G, et al. Lower limb involvement in adult-onset primary dystonia: frequency and clinical features. Eur J Neurol. 2010;17:242-246. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-1331.2009.02781.x
22. McKenzie AL, Nagarajan SS, Roberts TP, Merzenich MM, Byl NN. Somatosensory representation of the digits and clinical performance in patients with focal hand dystonia. Am J Phys Med Rehabil. 2003;82:737-749. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/01.PHM.0000087458.32122.14 (Pubitemid 37169115)
23. Molloy FM, Carr TD, Zeuner KE, Dambrosia JM, Hallett M. Abnormalities of spatial discrimination in focal and generalized dystonia. Brain. 2003;126:2175-2182. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awg219 (Pubitemid 37432362)
24. Moseley GL. Graded motor imagery for pathologic pain: a randomized controlled trial. Neurology. 2006;67:2129-2134. http://dx.doi.org/10.1212/01. wnl.0000249112.56935.32 (Pubitemid 46035463)
25. Moseley GL. Graded motor imagery is effective for long-standing complex regional pain syndrome: a randomised controlled trial. Pain. 2004;108:192-198. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pain.2004.01.006 (Pubitemid 38251689)
26. Nakashima K, Kusumi M, Inoue Y, Takahashi K. Prevalence of focal dystonias in the western area of Tottori Prefecture in Japan. Mov Disord. 1995;10:440-443. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.870100406
27. Nutt JG, Muenter MD, Melton LJ, 3rd, Aronson A, Kurland LT. Epidemiology of dystonia in Rochester, Minnesota. Adv Neurol. 1988;50:361-365.
28. Nutt JG, Nygaard TG. Response to levodopa treatment in dopa-responsive dystonia. Arch Neurol. 2001;58:905-910. (Pubitemid 32537465)
29. Odergren T, Iwasaki N, Borg J, Forssberg H. Impaired sensory-motor integration during grasping in writer's cramp. Brain. 1996;119 pt 2:569-583. (Pubitemid 26149369)
30. O'Sullivan SB, Schmitz TJ. Physical Rehabilitation: Assessment and Treatment. 3rd ed. Philadelphia, PA: F.A. Davis; 1994.
31. Papantonio AM, Beghi E, Fogli D, et al. Prevalence of primary focal or segmental dystonia in adults in the district of Foggia, southern Italy: a service-based study. Neuroepidemiology. 2009;33:117-123. http://dx.doi.org/10. 1159/000226124
32. Perry J, Burnfield JM. Gait Analysis: Normal and Pathological Function. 2nd ed. Thorofare, NJ: SLACK Incorporated; 2010.
33. Sanger TD, Tarsy D, Pascual-Leone A. Abnormalities of spatial and temporal sensory discrimination in writer's cramp. Mov Disord. 2001;16:94-99. (Pubitemid 36041120)
34. Schabrun SM, Stinear CM, Byblow WD, Ridding MC. Normalizing motor cortex representations in focal hand dystonia. Cereb Cortex. 2009;19:1968-1977. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cercor/bhn224
35. Silder A, Heiderscheit B, Thelen DG. Active and passive contributions to joint kinetics during walking in older adults. J Biomech. 2008;41:1520-1527. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2008.02.016
36. Suzuki K, Izawa N, Aiba S, Hashimoto K, Hirata K, Nakamura T. Interoceptive sensory trick for runner's dystonia. Mov Disord. 2011;26:758-759. http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mds.23440
37. Tamura Y, Ueki Y, Lin P, et al. Disordered plasticity in the primary somatosensory cortex in focal hand dystonia. Brain. 2009;132:749-755. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/brain/awn348
38. Tinazzi M, Squintani G, Berardelli A. Does neurophysiological testing provide the information we need to improve the clinical management of primary dystonia? Clin Neurophysiol. 2009;120:1424-1432. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j. clinph.2009.06.015
39. Torres-Russotto D, Perlmutter JS. Task-specific dystonias: a review. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 2008;1142:179-199. http://dx.doi.org/10.1196/annals.1444.012
40. Warner TT, Bressman SB. Clinical Diagnosis and Management of Dystonia. London, UK: Informa Healthcare; 2007.
41. Wu LJ, Jankovic J. Runner's dystonia. J Neurol Sci. 2006;251:73-76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2006.09.003 (Pubitemid 44792142)