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The precise movements characterising the muscle actions of archers (target panic), tap dancers, runners, hairdressers, golfers (the yips), musicians, and computer programmers are found among people living with dystonia.
Dystonia plagues musicians and has no easy remedies | Aeon Essays 2023
oroboros commented on the word the yips
An infamous putting malady; psyched out by even a short putt on the putting green when formerly a swaggering 'lemme at it!' confident Texas wedger.
May 9, 2008