https://community.usms.org/swimming/f/general/13119/focal-dystoniaHi all!! I have been diagnosed with Focal Dystonia and looking for anyone else with this issue. I am a 52 year old lifelong swimmer - club all my youth, D-1 college and the last 12 years competing on the USMS circuit. About 2 years ago I dove in the poolen-USTelligent Community 12https://community.usms.org/thread/204838?ContentTypeID=1Mon, 03 Sep 2018 10:20:01 GMT3187ac58-ba85-4314-b79a-c45cd885e09a:851051f8-d7bc-4edf-a245-08f031aa3448jim thorntonI&#39;ve never heard of this disorder before. Can you provide a quick synopsis from a patient&#39;s perspective on what exactly it is, the symptoms, known or proposed mechanisms/causes, and any treatments (you mention Botox and mirror box training--the latter is what they use to help people with Phantom Limb pain, right?) Anyhow, it sounds like a very disturbing condition. Is it only your left foot? Does it contract into a right angle with your leg, almost like a cramp? Would you still be able to swim with a pull buoy? How long does the dystonia last? Once it sets in, is your left foot affected for the rest of the day? Longer? Sorry if I sound nosy, but I find this fascinating.<div style="clear:both;"></div>