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Tortured by a Pianist—Talking About the Independence of Fingers 1
In the history of music, the most famous example of the pursuit of finger independence is the romantic composer Robert Schumann. The trend of dazzling techniques that swept through the 19th century brought a craze in the pursuit of techniques and indirectly increased the player’s demand for finger independence. However, can fingers really achieve independence? Or, is such independence just an illusion?
“How Are You Doing?” ―How to Face Rehabilitation with Dystonia
The latest research have found out the difference between a healthy brain and a brain with dystonia by MRI scan images. Such a biological marker will be an important milestone since it shows that dystonia is not just a movement disorder or a psychological problem, but a brain injury.
Out of Control Lips—A Small Talk About Embouchure Dystonia
In the diagnosis of embouchure dystonia, except for facial muscles and lips, the rest includes the tongue, throat, diaphragm and airflow are all inside the body, and the standard of judgment depends only on sound, so “not seeing” becomes the biggest obstacle to diagnosis.
Can Musician’s Dystonia be Prevented?
Some people think that it is because too much practice or wrong movements cause dystonia. However, there are many players around us who spend a lot of time practicing every day. How come they are not sick, but instead amateur players who only practice for half an hour in two or three days are.
Do Medications Cause Dystonia?
In addition to emotions, stress, and unknown reasons, the use of medications may also cause dystonia. In the “Dystonia and Various Medications” published by Dr. Auberle, medications that are currently known to cause dystonia are listed.
Tribute to Gary Graffman and Leon Fleisher
“Musician’s dystonia” has only gradually received the attention of the medical community in the past two decades. This change is certainly closely related to neurological research, but if there is no musician to come forward, this thorny disease may still not spread under the sun.