Pilot Study of a Device to Induce the Hanger Reflex in Patients with Cervical Dystonia

[Abstract] The hanger reflex (HR) is an involuntary head rotation that occurs in response to a clothes hanger encircling the head and compressing the unilateral fronto-temporal area. Here, we developed an elliptical device to induce the HR and examined its utility for the treatment of cervical dysto...

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Published in:Neurologia medico-chirurgica 2018-05, Vol.58 (5), p.206-211
Main Authors: Takashi ASAHI, Michi SATO, Takuto NAKAMURA, Yuki KON, Hiroyuki KAJIMOTO, Genko OYAMA, Akito HAYASHI, Kazunori TANAKA, Shunya NAKANE, Takao TAKESHIMA, Masami FUJII, Satoshi KURODA
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Summary:[Abstract] The hanger reflex (HR) is an involuntary head rotation that occurs in response to a clothes hanger encircling the head and compressing the unilateral fronto-temporal area. Here, we developed an elliptical device to induce the HR and examined its utility for the treatment of cervical dystonia (CD). The study included 19 patients with rotational-type CD. The device was applied to each subject's head for at least 30 min/day for 3 months. Severity scores on part 1 of the Toronto Western Spasmodic Torticollis Rating Scale were evaluated at baseline and after the 3-month trial. Mean scores without and with the device were significantly different both at baseline (16.6 vs. 14.7, respectively; P
ISSN:0470-8105