Focal dystonia in musicians is an acquired neurological problem that makes one or more fingers curl under towards the palm uncontrollably, and once curled the fingers are extremely difficult to uncurl while playing. I figured out I had focal dystonia about 6 years ago, however I had been experiencing the problems associated with it for at least three years prior to that.
In this blog I intend to discuss how my playing erroded, slowly at first and then rapidly, long before I learned what was the cause. I will discuss the many techniques I have tried in order to overcome focal dystonia, the research I’ve done, what I’m doing now, and what, if any progress I have had.
