Indigo Girls' Emily Saliers Opens Up About Movement Disorder Diagnoses

Indigo Girls member Emily Saliers recently revealed that she's been diagnosed with two movement disorders.

On Friday (April 20), the musician appeared with groupmate Amy Ray in a clip they shared on the group's Instagram account, candidly sharing her battle with cervical dystonia and an essential tremor.

"We needed to make y'all aware of something," Saliers began the video message. "Maybe all of you have noticed, it's pretty noticeable, that my voice is not what it once was. So, I wanted to share with you that I've been diagnosed with two movement disorders."

The "Closer To Fine" hitmaker explained how cervical dystonia makes it "impossible" to "hold my head centrally without shaking," which is "problematic for this whole throat area," as she motioned toward her neck.

Meanwhile, the essential tremor diagnosis presents its own challenges, Saliers admitted.

"I'm unable to make the connections, muscularly, and structurally," she noted. "I am completely physically unable to hold a straight tone the way I used to," explaining that the diagnosis "affects all the parts of my singing apparatus."

Saliers concluded the video by admitting that there's no cure for her two diagnoses. "The honest fact is that my voice will not be what it was," she tearfully noted.

The longtime duo, who formed the group in 1985, is still slated to hit the road for their "Indigo Girls' 2026" tour, which begins April 24 in Ohio.

Watch the full message below.