Dystonia Awareness Week

WHEREAS, Dystonia is a neurological disorder characterized by involuntary muscle contractions, which force certain parts of the body into abnormal, sometimes painful, movements or postures; and

 WHEREAS, Dystonia can affect any part of the body including the arms and legs, trunk, neck, eyelids, face or vocal cords; and

 WHEREAS, while Dystonia is not fatal, it is a chronic disorder and a prognosis is difficult to predict; and

 WHEREAS, Dystonia is the third most common movement disorder after Parkinson’s Disease and Tremor, affecting more than 300,000 people in North America; and

 

WHEREAS, the cause of Dystonia is unknown and there is no cure; and

WHEREAS, Dystonia can strike children and adults and shows no racial preference:

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Robert Bentley, Governor of Alabama, do hereby proclaim June 5 through June 11, 2011, as

Dystonia Awareness Week

in the State of Alabama .

 

Given Under My Hand and the Great Seal of the Office of the Governor at the State Capitol in the City of Montgomery on the 21st day of April 2011.

 

      

Governor Robert Bentley