Focal dystonia, also called focal task-specific dystonia, is a neurological condition that affects a muscle or group of muscles in a specific part of the body during specific activities, causing involuntary muscular contractions and abnormal postures. There are many different types of focal dystonia, each affecting a different region of the body. For example, in focal hand dystonia, or writer's cramp, the fingers either curl into the palm or extend outward without control. In musicians, the condition is called musician's focal dystonia, or simply, musician's dystonia. In sports, it may be involved in what is commonly referred to as the yips. The condition appears to be associated with over-training, and individualized treatment strategies may involve medications, retraining techniques, and procedures.
Focaldystonia, also called focal task-specific dystonia, is a neurological condition that affects a muscle or group of muscles in a specific part of the...
following examination by a team of healthcare providers. It is a type of focaldystonia. While there is no cure, treatment may improve symptoms. Most commonly...
players. Dystonia is a neurological disease affecting the brain's ability to fire neurons (which control muscle movement) correctly. Focaldystonia specifically...
of task-specific focaldystonia (type I yips) and choking (type II yips) in most existing literature. Task-specific focaldystonia involves involuntary...
spasmodic torticollis.[citation needed] Spasmodic torticollis is a form of focaldystonia, a neuromuscular disorder that consists of sustained muscle contractions...
sedation may hinder its usage. Botox injections are used for minor focaldystonia, but not in more advanced tardive dyskinesia. As of 2018 evidence is...
Oromandibular dystonia (OMD) is an uncommon focal neurological condition affecting the jaws, face, and mouth. Oromandibular dystonia is characterized by...
2018–2019 Wooten was diagnosed with a rare neurological condition called focaldystonia in his hands and upper body, which had been limiting his ability to...
and Paralympic athletes, and dancers, focusing on the recovery from focaldystonia and other practice-related disorders. Previously, Farias served as a...
right hand due to a neurological condition eventually diagnosed as focaldystonia, forcing him to focus on the repertoire for the left hand, such as Ravel's...
H; Nemoto, K; Sakai, N (July 2010). "An fMRI study of musicians with focaldystonia during tapping tasks". Journal of Neurology. 257 (7): 1092–8. doi:10...
3342/ceo.2012.5.1.44. PMC 3314805. PMID 22468202. Orofacial buccal dystonia is a focaldystonia with sustained spasms of the masticatory, facial or lingual muscles...
Symphony. He left the Chicago Symphony in July 2004 due to musician's focaldystonia which had begun within two years of his assuming the first chair. During...
tenosynovitis), radial tunnel syndrome, ulnar tunnel syndrome, and focaldystonia. A general worldwide increase since the 1970s in RSIs of the arms, hands...
"ResearchCrossroads Research Grant Brain Plasticity Based Training for FocalDystonia". Retrieved 2009-01-02. "ResearchCrossroads Research Grant Auditory...
motor disturbance due to Parkinson's disease. This represents a type of focaldystonia. Anismus may also occur with anorectal malformation, rectocele, rectal...
crop of "young American guitar virtuosos." In 1984 Leisner developed focaldystonia in his right (plucking) hand. Widely regarded as incurable, it kept...
performances after their December 26, 2020 concert due to being diagnosed with focaldystonia in the summer. He will however remain a member of Zeppet Store. Seizi...
types of musculoskeletal disorders, such as carpal tunnel syndrome and focaldystonia, are also common. Non-musculoskeletal problems include: contact dermatitis...
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