A method and apparatus for using low levels of electrical stimulation to treat focal dystonia by stimulating the afferent nervous system and/or altering the function of the gamma motor neurons innervating muscles which experience symptomatic spasms. A method and apparatus for treating focal dystonia comprising using a stimulator to provide a stimulating electrical impulse via an electrode to one or more muscles such that the impulse does not provide a level of stimulation that exceeds the excitation threshold of the alpha motor neurons innervating the muscle and thus does not cause muscle contractions.
