This site collects public information about focal dystonia / musician’s dystonia in guitarists, and records the author’s personal experience as a guitarist. The main language is Traditional Chinese; Simplified Chinese and English versions are also available.
Start with the personal timeline and symptom notes, then the breakdown model and practice-related discussion.
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How a pinky problem became dystonia: an 8-year guitarist record
An 8-year record of left-hand focal dystonia in a Hong Kong guitarist: pinky issues, wrist habits, compensation, and practice choices stacking into focal dystonia. -
A 5-step breakdown of guitarist dystonia: intention, computation, execution, calibration, memory
Break playing into intention, computation, execution, calibration, and memory to work backward from results. This is the author’s personal framework, not a medical conclusion. -
Compensation is a reminder, not protection: why forcing through makes it worse
When compensation appears while playing, is it protection or a reminder? The author’s view: the real problem often starts when you push through after the reminder shows up. -
Why slow practice alone is not enough: recalibrating what “correct” feels like
With focal dystonia, is slowing down enough? The focus is recalibrating what counts as correct—not only reducing speed. -
Fingers curling or extending without control? Execution failure, computation mix-ups, intention blanks I have met
When fingers curl, lock, or extend involuntarily, the author describes three patterns met in practice: execution failure, computation mix-ups, and intention blanks.