Musicians with Dystonia Bulletin Board

To Guitarist: Thank you for your warning that FD also have a risk to spread to other fingers. I will try my best to avoid that. I hope all the best for your retraining.

To Greg: Thank you. But I don't mean "I play with my own modified technique and I wait until there's a time when we see the real cure, then I will be cured". No. I know absolutely with your words that FD is a 'habit', and the cure is right now, right here. I know that my friend, although I'm not an expert in knowledge about FD. But what I mean is: I HOPE THERE'S MORE LIGHT IN THE FUTURES FOR US TO KNOW MORE ABOUT FOCAL DYSTONIA, SO IT WILL BE MORE EASY TO TACKLE, NOT LIKE THIS TIME, WHEN THERE'S STILL MANY PEOPLES AND ALSO MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS WHO KNOWS LITTLE ABOUT FD. And like I said to Guitarist, to you, I hope all the best for your retraining.

To all: Believe me, like many musicians worldwide who had cured themselves successfully, they said that they play MORE BETTER than before they had FD. I'M ALSO FEEL I'M MORE BETTER WITH MY OWN MODIFIED TECHNIQUE THAN BEFORE I HAD FD. Please notice in here that I'm talking about myself right now, not any of you. In other words, for me (PLEASE NOTICE AGAIN - I REPEAT - FOR ME): I'm glad that I had FD, because finally from FD I CAN LEARN this modified technique THAT BRING MY PLAYING MORE BETTER (BOTH IN FEELS AND TECHNIQUES) - FOR ME - THAN BEFORE I HAD FD. Although I can't do some technique anymore, and although it takes years of frustration like all of us had experienced, before we rise from our depression. Also, like Hkc58 was said, I also agree to see FD as more of 'LONG SPIRITUAL JOURNEY' rather than just 'an injury'. SO, I'M REALLY GLAD THAT IN MY LIFE, I HAD EXPERIENCE WITH FD.