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Anne Le Floch1, Marie Vidailhet, Constance Flamand-Rouvière

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Table tennis players can develop focal task-specific dystonia (FTSD), a movement disorder affecting specific activities. Intensive training, particularly in sports like table tennis, may increase the risk of developing FTSD.

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Area of Science:

  • Neurology
  • Sports Medicine
  • Movement Disorders

Background:

  • Focal task-specific dystonia (FTSD) is a neurological condition characterized by involuntary muscle contractions during specific, often highly skilled, activities.
  • Classical examples include writer's cramp and musician's dystonia, but sport-related cases are less frequently reported.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To report the first cases of FTSD in table tennis players.
  • To systematically review and analyze existing literature on sport-related dystonia.

Main Methods:

  • Case series of four table tennis players with FTSD.
  • Systematic literature review of sport-related dystonia, collecting 13 cases in total.
  • Analysis of training history and clinical descriptions.

Main Results:

  • Four new cases of FTSD in table tennis players, including two professionals, are described.
  • The review identified a total of 13 sport-related dystonia cases.
  • All patients had extensive, long-term training, often with recent increases in practice hours, suggesting environmental factors.

Conclusions:

  • Table tennis, due to its high-skill, repetitive hand/forearm movements, may pose a significant risk for FTSD.
  • Intensive training can lead to maladaptive neural plasticity, potentially triggering FTSD in susceptible individuals.
  • Environmental factors, particularly training intensity, are crucial in the development of sport-related FTSD.