geste antagoniste

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French geste antagoniste (literally “antagonising gesture”).

Noun

geste antagoniste (plural gestes antagonistes)

1. (medicine) A gesture or position serving to interrupt dystonic symptoms.
   • 2012, Alberto Albanese, Hyperkinetic Movement Disorders, page 118:

     Dystonia has some unique activation/deactivation features that can be recognized if appropriately looked for and serve as a basis for the diagnosis: gestes antagonistes (or sensory tricks), mirroring, and overflow.

   • 2016, Hsin Fen Chien, Movement Disorders Rehabilitation, page 69:

     The geste antagoniste, the combination of a self-intended movement or posture and the elucidation of sensory effects in the patient, reduces cervical dystonia and dystonic neck tremor.