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Focal Dystonia is a Movement Disorder Manifesting among Musicians：a Single Case Study

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• Volume 6,Issue 3, May 2019

Year:

2019

Type of Publication:

Article

Keywords:

Focal Dystonia, Musicians Cramp, Musician's Dystonia, Occupational Therapy

Authors:

• Tanabe, Hirofumi
• Mikawa, Toshimasa
• Kondo, Akihiko
• Ikuta, Munehiro

Journal:

IJIRES

Volume:

6

Number:

3

Pages:

327-332

Month:

May

ISSN:

2349-5219

BibTex:

@article{1527, author = "Hirofumi Tanabe and Toshimasa Mikawa and Akihiko Kondo and Munehiro Ikuta", abstract = "Focal dystonia among musicians manifests as involuntary movements during musical performance, which may potentially ruin the musicians’ professional careers. Based on the preceding studies concerning pathophysiology of focal dystonia, the authors assumed that focal dystonia is mainly triggered by abnormal sensory input caused by dysmyotonia or shortened soft tissues, thereby decreasing the inhibitory system activities in the cerebral cortex. This report depicts how a focal dystonia patient, a professional cellist, went through a six-month course of regular outpatient treatments, in which the patient’s abnormal soft tissues were intervened. After the course, combined with the patient’s self-maintenance routines monitored through interviews, both the pain and abnormal muscle tension were reduced, improving symptoms of focal dystonia.", issn = "23495219", journal = "IJIRES", keywords = "Focal Dystonia, Musicians Cramp, Musician{\&}#039;s Dystonia, Occupational Therapy ", month = "May", number = "3", pages = "327-332", title = "{F}ocal {D}ystonia is a {M}ovement {D}isorder {M}anifesting among {M}usicians：a {S}ingle {C}ase {S}tu", volume = "6", year = "2019", }

Abstract:

Focal dystonia among musicians manifests as involuntary movements during musical performance, which may potentially ruin the musicians’ professional careers. Based on the preceding studies concerning pathophysiology of focal dystonia, the authors assumed that focal dystonia is mainly triggered by abnormal sensory input caused by dysmyotonia or shortened soft tissues, thereby decreasing the inhibitory system activities in the cerebral cortex. This report depicts how a focal dystonia patient, a professional cellist, went through a six-month course of regular outpatient treatments, in which the patient’s abnormal soft tissues were intervened. After the course, combined with the patient’s self-maintenance routines monitored through interviews, both the pain and abnormal muscle tension were reduced, improving symptoms of focal dystonia.

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