Category: Focal Dystonia
Akiko Trush on Overcoming Focal Dystonia, Part 1: How It Begins and Why Recovery Is Possible
The opening article of a series on the correction of focal dystonia by Akiko Trush. It explains what the disorder means, how it manifests its first symptoms, and how Akiko came to understand that it is a response that can be relearned. It is intended for anyone who wants to understand the principle of this peculiar movement disorder and find out why there is hope for a full recovery.
Focal Dystonia, Part 5: The Course of the Disorder in 2019–2021 — From Five to Zero
Another continuation of the series of articles on focal dystonia, this time briefly mapping the years 2019-2021. Gradual further deterioration until peak failure in May 2021.
Focal Dystonia, Part 4: The Course of the Disorder in 2018–2019 — From Ten to Five
Another continuation of the series of articles on focal dystonia, this time focusing on gradual worsening in 2018 and 2019
Focal Dystonia, Part 3: A Paradigm Shift and a Diagnosis
Another continuation of the series of articles on focal dystonia, this time dedicated to the events of 2017 and 2018
Focal Dystonia, Part 2: The First Symptoms
The second installment in the series about focal dystonia, about the first unusual manifestations of this strange disorder
Focal Dystonia, Part 1: From the Very Beginning
The first post in a series on focal dystonia about how it all started