WRITERS CRAMP - A MAJOR CONUNDRUM: REVIEW ARTICLE

Background: Writers cramp (WC) is commonly seen in professional workers where writing is the main part of their work. It shows bimodal age of distribution, affects both genders.WC has an incidence rate of approximately 2.7 per million population.WC is diagnosed basically on clinical presentation and history.Functional improvement is the main aim of treatment in the case of WC.Treatment strategies consist of Pharmacological, Surgical, and Non-pharmacological strategies.

Objectives: This article highlights clinical features, epidemiology, etiology, available treatment and cure rate with respect to available treatment strategies, and the impact of the writers cramp on the social, economic, and psychological behavior of patients.

Methods: This literature has been compiled after scrutinized analysis and consultation with various neurologists along with thorough research from trusted and verified sources.

Results: It is observed that patients with writers cramps start using their non-dominant hands to get relief from dystonia. In severe cases, dystonia occurs in non-dominant hands also after some time. Patients with writers cramps experience difficulty with day-to-day activities like writing, combing hair, and sewing.

Conclusion: Very few recent studies are available for writers cramps and the sample size is also small. Treat Writers cramp patient as handicapped, require a large sample size, case-control study, long-duration follow up period.