Oesophageal achalasia (or also simply known as Achalasia) is a motility disorder of the oesophagus (or food pipe). This condition occurs when the smooth muscles of your food pipe loses its ability to promote normal peristalsis (i.e. where the muscles are unable to move food down the food pipe properly). At the same time, the lower oesophageal sphincter fails to relax in response to swallowing. This condition may manifest through the following symptoms; pain upon swallowing, heartburn and occasionally chest pain.
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