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Keith Jarrett, one of the greatest musicians and profilistic pianists of our time, has recently announced that he will no longer be able to hold up his career as a performer. Now 75, he suffered a pair of draining strokes two years ago that left his left side paralyzed and resulting in an unability to play the piano. The recently released "Budapest Concert" - a return to his grandparents' native country Hungary - is likely one of Jarrett's final recorded public solo piano recitals. Read more >>

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Roberto

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Dystonia...

on: January 30, 2004, 05:00:17 PM

Can anyone give me some information about focal dystonia with pianoplayers?
Because I've been suffering from it for some years now.

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nad

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Re: Dystonia...

Reply #1 on: January 30, 2004, 09:02:54 PM

I don't know exactly what you mean by 'focal', it's like a spasm in the hand, it is also called writers cramp right?
I don't know a lot about it though, but i know that it is similar to RSI, with the difference that RSI is caused by the periphere nervous system and dystonia is caused by the brain even though it is also about playing a lot and by that i mean really really a lot. Only pianists can get this dystonia. Why, i do not know...
If i'm not mistaken they treat it by injecting some kind of (painful) medicin in the hand. Have you been to a doctor for this? If not, then you should go there fast.
It is just that i saw it recently in a documentary about a pianist, who also had dystonia.

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