HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES FOR WRITER'S CRAMP

Writer's cramp is a specific type of focal dystonia that affects your fingers, hand, or forearm. Focal dystonia of the hands is a neurologic movement disorder. The brain sends incorrect information to the muscles, causing involuntary, excessive muscle contractions. These signals can make your hands twist into odd postures.

Writer’s cramp is known as a task-specific dystonia. It happens almost only when you perform a particular activity. Other highly skilled movements can incite focal hand dystonia — things like playing a musical instrument, typing, or sewing.

Symptoms usually appear between the ages of 30 and 50. Task-specific dystonias — particularly musician’s cramp — are more common in men.

There are two basic types of writer's cramp: simple and dystonic.

Simple writer's cramp involves difficulty with only writing. The abnormal postures and involuntary movements begin soon after you pick up a pen. It only affects your ability to write.

Dystonic writer's cramp moves beyond the one task. Symptoms will show up not only during writing, but also when doing other activities with your hands — like shaving or applying makeup.

Causes-- Common symptoms of writer’s cramp include:

·         fingers gripping the pen or pencil very hard

·         wrists flexing

·         fingers extending during writing, making it difficult to hold the pen

·         wrists and elbows moving into unusual positions

·         hands or fingers failing to respond to commands

Your hand usually won’t ache or cramp. But you may feel mild discomfort in your fingers, wrist, or forearm.

In simple writer’s cramp, the hand will respond normally during other activities and only become uncontrollable during the trigger activity. In dystonic writer’s cramp, other hand-focused activities may also prompt symptoms.

Symptoms----People suffering from writer's cramps generally complain of difficulty in writing, pain in hands and fingers while writing, ultimately leading to possibly awkward grip of pen and illegible handwriting.-Initially cramps may be felt after prolonged periods of writing.

The cramps may be associated with pain in fingers, wrists, hands or forearms and difficult co-ordination of hands.

The hands may even jerk while attempting to write or there may be tremors in an outstretched hand.

These complaints may slowly begin to aggravate and may gradually begin to appear within less time. Writing may continuously exaggerate the symptoms and eventually there is great difficulty or inability to write.

HOMOEOPATHIC REMEDIES

Homoeopathy today is a rapidly growing system and is being practiced all over the world. It strength lies in its evident effectiveness as it takes a holistic approach towards the sick individual through promotion of inner balance  at mental, emotional, spiritual and physical levels. When writers cramp  is concerned there are many effective medicines available in Homoeopathy , but the selection depends upon the individuality of the patient , considering mental and physical symptoms.

GELSEMIUM 30—Gelsemium is one of the top rated medicines for writers cramps with trembling and weakness of hands. There is cramps in muscles of forearms. Cramps appears in fingers and hands while writing. Fatigue after slight effort. Lack of co-ordination of muscles , muscles refused to obey the will. Completye relaxation and prostration of the whole muscular system with mortor paralysis.

MAGNESIUM PHOSPHORICUM 30---Magnesium phos is another effective remedy for cramps of writers , piano or violin players. There is crampy contraction of fingers. The pain is cutting, stabbing, shooting or stitching in nature. Pain better from warmth or pressure over the hand. Cramps from prolonged exertion and prolonged use of fingers.

CIMICIFUGA RACEMOSA 30—Cimicifuga is best for writer’s cramps with trembling of hands and fingers while writing. There is stiffness and contracted feeling in hands. Cold sweat on hands.

FERRUM IODATUM 30---A specific remedy for writer’s cramp

KALI PHOSPHORICUM 30---Kali phos is best for writers cramps with paralytic weakness. Slight exertion causes cramping of fingers and hands. There numbness in finger tips.

SILICEA 30—Silicea is best for paralytic weakness of forearm. There is trembling of hands and fingers when writing. Contraction of muscles of hands with rigidity. Coldness or sweating of hands occur.

STANUM METALLICUM 30—Stanum met is effective for writers cramps with paralytic weakness of hands and fingers. Cramps in hands, cannot let go the broom. Fingers jerk when holding pen. Dropping of objects from hands due to paralytic  weakness. Stanum met is best for Typist’s paralysis.There is contraction of fingers and retraction of thumbs.

ZINCUM PHOSPHORICUM 30—Cramping due to paralysis with the beginning of degeneration of the brain.