Specialties & Services

Movement Disorders

BJC HealthCare offers collaborative care across the system to help diagnose and treat movement disorders. Our multidisciplinary team includes neurologists, neuropsychiatrists, neuropsychologists, research nurses, occupational and physical therapists, and research fellows, so you’ll have all the care you need—right when you need it.

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Why choose us for movement disorder care?

BJC HealthCare works with WashU Medicine physicians, BJC Medical Group, and providers across the region to deliver exceptional care. When you choose one of our specialists, you will find leading-edge care delivered with compassion. We aim to make your treatment journey as smooth as possible, helping you find therapies that effectively manage symptoms and improve your quality of life.

You benefit from:

  • Recognized excellence: The Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) has designated the Barnes-Jewish Hospital and WashU Medicine Department of Neurology as a Center of Excellence for Huntington’s disease care. Our center offers the best clinical care and services for those affected by Huntington’s disease in the Midwest area, including Missouri, Kansas, Iowa, Arkansas, and Southern Illinois.
  • Convenient care: We aim to make it as easy as possible to access the services you need. To assist our patients, laboratory testing and radiology services are conveniently located within the same complex.
  • Specialized treatments: Our neurologists offer one of the largest injection clinics in the nation. These specialized treatments can lessen symptoms of debilitating neurologic disorders, including involuntary, repetitive muscle contractions and uncontrolled shaking.
  • Expert neurosurgery: The Neuroscience Center at Barnes-Jewish Hospital is one of the top centers in the United States in terms of the number of deep brain stimulation (DBS) procedures performed. Our specialists have used DBS to treat hundreds of patients with Parkinson’s disease, helping them return to many of their usual activities with reduced need for medication. This center is also the only in Missouri to offer high-intensity focused ultrasound (HiFu), an incisionless surgery to treat essential tremors and tremor-dominant Parkinson's disease.

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Our highly trained team of specialists offers advanced treatments as well as compassionate, personalized care.

Conditions we treat

We specialize in the diagnosis, research, and treatment of all movement disorders.

We treat:

  • Parkinson's disease and related illnesses
  • Dystonia, including torticollis, blepharospasm, spasmodic dysphonia, writer’s cramp, and others
  • Essential tremor
  • Huntington's disease and other choreas
  • Tourette's syndrome, including associated obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms
  • Startle syndromes
  • Myoclonus
  • Ataxia
  • Medication-induced movement disorders
  • Catatonia
  • Hemifacial spasm

 

Treatments for movement disorders

Many movement disorders don’t have a cure, but treatment can help manage symptoms. Our specialists create personalized treatment plans to help control your symptoms and increase your quality of life.

Treatments may include:

Medications for movement disorders

 Oral medicines can help control irregular movement, ease stiffness, and lessen tremors.

BOTOX® therapy

 Regular BOTOX injections can help relax muscles and reduce muscle spasms.

Focused ultrasound therapy

 We use high-intensity focused ultrasound waves to heat and strategically destroy certain areas of brain tissue without making any incisions.

Neurorehabilitation
Specialized physical therapy, occupational therapy, or speech therapy may help improve motor symptoms associated with a movement disorder.

Deep brain stimulation (DBS)

 If other treatments don't control symptoms, we offer DBS, in which we plant a small device that sends electrical pulses to your brain.

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