Category Archives: Dystonia

Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 28

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Dystonia Girl

There’s been a lot of change at our riding school recently. Our “shouty” riding instructor has left and the replacement is proving to be …an improvement. Our new instructor is a middle aged lady who knows a lot, has a … Continue reading →

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Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 27

Posted on August 28, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

Progress Report 27. Hmm. Progress? Perhaps not quite the right word. As the weather’s been so good, I’ve spent a lot of time out hacking, mainly due to extreme nagging from the Offspring who likes going in the school as … Continue reading →

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Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 26

Posted on June 27, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

This week, our equine activities have been confined to hacking, swotting horse flies and watching polo. Interesting mix, but sadly none of these have been remotely useful in terms of getting “competition ready” for next Friday. I am definitely entering … Continue reading →

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Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 25

Posted on June 17, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

Disaster and hope. Something of a mixed week, then? Well, yes. Firstly, the disaster. Having taken the aimiable Tosca out again, the general consensus is that we have given ourselves a massive hill to climb, over the next three weeks, … Continue reading →

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Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 24

Posted on June 8, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

It always makes me rather cross when (usually) non-horsey folk say “You don’t have to be fit to ride. The horse does all the work, doesn’t it?” Er, no. Actually. By my reckoning, to ride a good, variable training session, … Continue reading →

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Bicycling and Dystonia … Part III

Posted on May 4, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

I mentioned a few days ago, that I thought I’d found an answer to the problems of riding a bicycle if you suffer from dystonia. Well, I took delivery of my new bicycle yesterday, and have done about 10 miles … Continue reading →

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Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 23

Posted on May 3, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

This week has produced some notably, good things. First up, my doctor has now passed me ‘fit’ after the sudden appearance of my old heart problems in March. Secondly, I’ve taken delivery of my frighteningly expensive dystonia-friendly bicycle. And thirdly, … Continue reading →

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Bicycling and Dystonia … Part II

Posted on April 27, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

A couple of weeks ago, I published a post about the problems I’d experienced after trying to ride a mountain bike i.e. chronic neck pain, due to the ride position that this style of bicycle forces the rider to adopt. … Continue reading →

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Bicycling and Dystonia

Posted on March 11, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

On Sunday, I ventured into the depths of our over-stuffed, rubbish filled garage and noticed a set of handlebars poking out from behind a selection of broken electrical items. About an hour later, my much abused, slightly muddy, pride and … Continue reading →

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Horse Riding and Dystonia. Progress Report 22

Posted on March 2, 2014 by Dystonia Girl

Sadly, this quarter’s Botox treatment has not proved to be very effective. Usually, I notice an immediate improvement in my dystonic sysmptoms, but this time around, the impact has (so far) been minimal. However, in spite of this, things could … Continue reading →

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