Popular Podcast Award

Our Popular Podcast Award celebrates the incredible guests we've hosted throughout Series 1 on our Dystonia Matters Podcast. We are asking you to vote for your favourite episode and the winning award will go to the guests featured in the episode with the most votes. It might be that one person’s story really resonated with you or that an episode’s subject helped you in your personal journey, whatever your reason we want to hear from you!

The 6 episodes of the Dystonia Matters Podcast Series 1 were:

Faces of the dystonia community - featuring Louise, Katie & Andy
Working with dystonia - featuring Gemma & Nick
Parents and carers - featuring Sylvia, Neil & Julie
Fundraising brings communities together - featuring Tim, DK & Bethany
Awareness raising - featuring Karl, Graham, Carol & Sarah
Dystonia and mental health - featuring Lucy & Dylan

Latest

Keswick to Barrow sponsored walk

13/05/2022 | On Saturday 7th May five amazing teams took on the super challenging K2B and C2B sponsored walk, completing an incredible 40 and 20 miles!
Dystonia Matters Live 2023

Dystonia UK's annual conference.
Dystonia Matters Live 2022 postponed

07/05/2022 | Dystonia Matters Live 2022 has been postponed to the Summer of 2023
Dystonia UK Awards voting now open!

29/04/2022 | ‘Dystonia UK Awards’ voting now open! Vote now and have your voice heard.

What is dystonia?

Dystonia is a neurological movement disorder that is estimated to affect at least 100,000 people in the UK.
What are the symptoms?
What causes dystonia?

The cause of dystonia is not yet fully understood, in some cases at least it can be attributed to a chemical imbalance in the part of the brain called the basal ganglia, a part which helps to control movement.
What are the common treatments?
What are the symptoms?
What are the causes?
Who does it affect?
What are the symptoms?
How will it affect my life?
Coronavirus and dystonia

11/02/2021 | We’re here for you. Here’s the latest guidance on coronavirus and dystonia, and where to get support.