BODIES OUT OF CONTROL

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Imagine that suddenly your head and neck start to twist – or your upper body jack-knifes forward. Or maybe your jaw feels like it’s going for a walk and your eyes slam shut – there’s nothing you can do to stop them. This is Dystonia. Not an Eastern European country but a rare brain disorder, which causes muscles to spasm uncontrollably. There’s no cure so sufferers become imprisoned in their own bodies.

Tx Date: 08/11/04 9pm
Director: Jeremy Llewellyn-Jones
Executive Producer: Nick O’Dwyer
Producer: Emma Goddard
Editor: Cathy Houlihan