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Case Reports
. 2019 Nov/Dec;27(6):359-381.
doi: 10.1097/HRP.0000000000000237.

Twisted in Pain: The Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach to Functional Dystonia

Yogesh Khachane  1 , Kasia Kozlowska, Blanche Savage, Georgia McClure, Gretel Butler, Nicola Gray, Andrea Worth, Samantha Mihailovich, David L Perez, Helene Helgeland, George P Chrousos
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Twisted in Pain: The Multidisciplinary Treatment Approach to Functional Dystonia

Yogesh Khachane et al. Harv Rev Psychiatry. 2019 Nov/Dec.
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Figure 1
Figure 1
Panel A. Jai treated with traction under an orthopedic team. Panel B. Jai sitting in the wheelchair wearing the Miami J neck collar with his body and neck twisted over the wheelchair hand rests. Panel C. Functional physiotherapy: learning to do stairs toward the latter part of the treatment process.
Figure 2
Figure 2
Jai, just recovered from his illness, poses for a photo with the two pediatric residents who were part of the mind-body team that worked with him during his illness.
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