Nancy Byl is a physical therapist who cares for patients in the physical therapy clinic at UCSF Medical Center and administrative director of the Peter Ostwald Health Program for Performing Artists. She has a special clinical interest in repetitive strain injury, chronic pain and focal hand dystonia as well as the neurological rehabilitation of patients with integrative balance disorders and those recovering from stroke. She is involved in research related to neuroplasticity, specifically strategies for sensorimotor retraining to decrease pain, improve fine motor control and maximize general function.
Featured music is Variations on a Tune of Stephen Foster: #5 by Richard Winslow, copyright 2002 by Azica Records, as performed by guitarist David Leisner post-recovery from focal dystonia.
