Joaquín Farias, Ph.D., M.A.

Joaquin Farias is a specialist in coaching proffesional musicians, guiding them in the process of overcoming focal dystonia and being able to play on stage again.

He became recognized after several top-notch musicians experienced groundbreaking recovery as a result of his techniques.

He holds a Ph.D in Biomechanics and a Master's Degree in Ergonomics and Psychosociology.

Dr. Farias is currently Professor of Ergonomics at the Barenboim-Said Foundation Academy of music and researcher at the Kinesiology Unit of the Faculty of Medicine of Valencia.

As a musician he was trained in Granada, Madrid, Utrecht and Oxford. He graduated in Piano, Flute, Chamber Music, singing and Music Theory.

He also has an extensive background in Bujutsu, Feldenkrais and Shiatsu.

The work of Dr. Farias is being published by major international journals, such as The European Journal Of Anatomy, The Italian Journal of Anatomy and J. Rheumatology .

Professor Farias is also the author of :

Playing without Practice (DVD Original Future Sounds, 2004), a method designed to prevent and treat musician's Focal Dystonia.

Rebellion of the Body (Galene Editions, 2006), where he describes the basis of his method for treating Musician's Focal Dystonia.

 

 

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