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What Causes Involuntary Movements In Shoulders And Neck?

I have noticed my daughter consistently moving her shoulders and neck and head… I noticed it occasionaly a little while ago and asked her but in the recent weeks it has gotten more and more frequent. I don t have a family doctor to take her to waitning on a repsonse from a local family doctor. Should i take her to the walk in clinic?
Tue, 24 Feb 2015
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Hello!
I read your question and understand your concern.
In my opinion these can be just tics. I would like to know if she can voluntarily supress these movements. Does she feel pain? What are the movevent like? Has she changed her mood lately? Tics are movements caused by discomfort and can be suppressed. They are psychological factors causing tics.
If she can't suppress them an extrapyramidal disorder may be probable.
I would recommend you to have her seen by a neurologist with a good physical examination.
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What Causes Involuntary Movements In Shoulders And Neck?

Hello! I read your question and understand your concern. In my opinion these can be just tics. I would like to know if she can voluntarily supress these movements. Does she feel pain? What are the movevent like? Has she changed her mood lately? Tics are movements caused by discomfort and can be suppressed. They are psychological factors causing tics. If she can t suppress them an extrapyramidal disorder may be probable. I would recommend you to have her seen by a neurologist with a good physical examination. Hope to have been helpful! Thank you for using HCM!