Functional Movement Disorder

Like many chronic health conditions, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a difficult condition to explain to people. Many people will be familiar with some commonly used analogies, such as the ‘computer’ or ‘smartphone’ analogies. But what if you are trying to explain FND to someone who has difficulty understanding technology? Well, there’s also the ‘Roadway’ Analogy.
The Roadway Analogy:
Imagine that a person is like a network of roads – the body is like the roads and the body’s functioning is like vehicles using those roads to reach their destinations, i.e: the brain is like a hub that sends ‘vehicles’ carrying instructions out to various areas of the body so that these areas can function correctly. A person without FND is like a network of roads that are all in good condition and that the ‘vehicles’ can follow with ease and without issue to deliver their instructions to help function correctly. A person with FND is like a network of roads that has road closures and diversions meaning that the ‘vehicles’ have difficulty in reaching their destinations resulting in the instructions for functioning being interrupted resulting in some of the body’s functioning either not working correctly or not working at all.

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Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is often a difficult condition to both understand and also explain to other people, however there are some analogies that can help with this. Many people may be familiar with both the ‘Computer Analogy’ & the ‘Smartphone Analogy’ as most people have some understanding of technology. But what if you are not so familiar with technology? How do you explain FND then? Well, there is another analogy that might help – the ‘Piano Analogy’ – which may be easier for people to relate to because it is based on how a musical instrument works.
The Piano Analogy:
Imagine that a person is like a piano – the physical structure of the piano is like the person’s physical body; the keys/notes are like the body’s functioning. A person without FND is like a piano that is structurally correct with all the keys/notes in tune which makes the music that is played sound accurate. A person with FND is like a piano that is structurally correct but with keys/notes that are out of tune or not working which makes the music that is played sound inaccurate, unrecognisable and incomplete.

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Like many chronic health conditions, Functional Neurological Disorder (FND) is a difficult condition to explain to people. I like to use the ‘Smartphone Analogy’ because it is usually easier for people to relate to as most people have a smartphone these days.
The Smartphone Analogy:
Imagine that a person is like a smartphone – the hardware of the phone is like the person’s physical body; the software/apps on the phone is like the body’s functioning. A person without FND is like a smartphone that is all structurally correct with all the apps functioning properly. A person with FND is like a smartphone that is all structurally correct with software issues and apps that are not functioning properly.
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I love Kirsty-Ann Johnstone’s re-writing of the classic Christmas song ‘The 12 Days of Christmas”! Such an amusing and creative way to raise awareness of FND.
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