What Happens In Writers Cramp ?
WRITER’S CRAMP DISEASE IS RELATED TO DIFFICULTY IN WRITING WORK.IT IS TASK SPECIFIC FOCAL DYSTONIA OF THE HAND RESULTING IN TREMOR OR CRAMP/SPASM,STIFFNESS,PAIN OF HAND,FINGERS OR THUMB DURING WRITING.DURING WRITING HAND FREEZES AND DOES NOT MOVE FREELY. THUMB, INDEX/MIDDLE OR ANY OTHER FINGER, HAND GOES HERE AND THERE DURING WRITING,GRIP OF PEN CHANGES, WRITING UNTIDY, WRITING QUALITY VERY POOR, SPEED VERY SLOW. PATIENT DESCRIBES HAND AS HAVING “A MIND OF ITS OWN
SYMPTOMS OF WRITER'S CRAMP
- Difficulty in writing due to discomfort/pain in hand & fore arm
- Tremor/ shaking of hands during writing/ holding pen. In usinginstruments in case of workersWriting becomes distorted & untidy after few sentences
- Abnormal postures of fingers /thumb/wrist handduring writing
- Difficulty in fast writing hand freezes while writing
- During writing holding pen slips in hand & it may fall during writing
Types -
- SIMPLE WRITERS CRAMP- SYMPTOMS APPEAR ONLY WHILE WRITING.
- DYSTONIC WRITERS CRAMP-SYMPTOMS APPEAR NOT ONLY WHILE WRITING BUT ALSO WHILE PERFORMING OTHER TASKS WITH THE HAND. SUCH AS USING A KNIFE,APPLYING MAKE-UP OR EATING ETC.
CAUSE-
MALFUNCTION OF VARIOUS AREAS OF BRAIN INCLUDING BASAL GANGLIA AND SENSORI MOTOR CORTEX.STRESS,
ANXIETY CAN WORSEN WRITER’S CRAMP.
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