Thyagarajan Shivashanmugam

1 Introduction Sensory tricks, or geste antagoniste—increasingly referred to in the contemporary literature as alleviating maneuvers to reflect the recognition that these are deliberate sensorimotor behaviors rather than “tricks” in any colloquial sense—are voluntary maneuvers—most commonly light touch, postural adjustments, or other self-directed sensory actions—that transiently alleviate dystonic postures or movements.