QUESTION: I am a guitarist and I have spasms whenever I hover my arm over my guitar. How do you think I should approach this? ANSWER: The spasms are a nightmare. This is where I started as well. I could not control the tension when I approached the keyboard. You really want to be creative in all possible ways to not spasm when you approach your guitar. This is the first building block and I would spend A LOT of time just coming up with creative ways to not spasm before you e

I received few questions asking me if I've ever approached focal dystonia as an emotional problem and what I think emotions have to do with the onset of FD and recovery. Here's a long answer.