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Dystonia at work

Young Manuela had to stop training as an infant nurse. She became unable to carry the babies and had to change her job.
A hairdresser who had to lay down his scissors on account of his writer’s cramp is also facing the prospect of retraining.
A famous golfer is known to have lost a number of tournaments because when he was about to sink the final ball he experienced “the yips”. This is the name given by golfers worldwide to writer’s cramp.
Another victim is the opera singer who could no longer see what he was singing. Because of his eyelid cramp he became unable to read the score during rehearsals. His career could be over.
A bank clerk was to be taken off counter service so that the bank’s customers did not have to “put up with his spasmodic torticollis”. He was able to keep his job after successful treatment.
A judge at the district court had to take early retirement because his eyelid cramp had led to insinuations that his winking during court proceedings had given participants an unfair advantage ....

Last update: 18.10.2007, 11:51

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