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Musicians with dystonia: Practice makes imperfect

This is an article I read recently, authored by Carl Ellenberger, MD. The article is long, but well worth the read as it goes a long way to explaining Musician’s Focal Dystonia, outlining who is prone to the condition, the causes, and gives some simplified ideas about what to do about it. Musicians with Dystonia:… Continue reading…

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Jon Gorrie – focal dystonia story

First published: 30 Sept. 2010 as “Task Specific Focal Dystonia Cured: Trumpet embouchure back on track”. Firstly some background: Cutting a very long story rather short… I began playing trumpet at age 13 in New Zealand. At 18 I started university, and at 21 auditioned for (and was accepted for) post-graduate trumpet studies at some… Continue reading…