title: Overuse Cervical Dystonia: A Case Report and Literature Review.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Overuse or task-specific dystonia has been described in a number of professions characterized by repetitive actions, typically affecting the upper extremities. Cervical dystonia (CD), however, has rarely been associated with overuse.
  
  
  METHODS
  We present a case report of typical CD that developed in the context of chronic repetitive movements associated with the patient's professional occupation as an office manager who spent many hours per day holding a phone to his ear.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Overuse CD should be suspected when typical symptoms and signs of CD develop in the context of chronic repetitive use or overuse of cervical muscles, especially where exacerbating tasks involve asymmetric postures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Elliot
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Hogg
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurology, Cedars Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Michele
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tagliati
keywords: Cervical dystonia; occupational; overuse; repetitive use; task specific