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Writer's Cramp
Aka: Writer's Cramp, Focal Hand Dystonia, Focal Dystonia Syndrome, Occupational Hand Dystonia, Occupational Hand Cramp
- See Also
- Overuse Syndromes of the Hand and Wrist
- Epidemiology
- Unclear pathophysiology
- Common disorder in certain occupations
- Writers (Writer's Cramp)
- Musicians
- Tennis players
- Rowing participants
- Golf players
- Symptoms
- Cramping pain in Forearm and hand with activity
- Management
- Sensory discriminative retraining
- Home Exercise program
- Sensory Exercises
- Posture correction
- Relaxation Exercises
- Range of motion and strengthening Exercises
- Cardiovascular fitness program
- Botulism Toxin Type A local injection
- Indicated for wrist extensor overactivity
- References
- Byl (2000) J Hand Ther 13(4):289-301 [PubMed]
- Hochberg (1990) Hand Clin 6(3):417-28 [PubMed]
- Thompson (1993) Br J Med 50:91-4 [PubMed]