Sudden painful contraction of muscle of hand and finger is called writer’s cramp:
If you have sudden painful contraction of muscles of hand and/ or fingers, then you are suffering from the condition known as writer’s cramp. The contraction is uncontrolled and tiresome and causes abnormal position of hand and fingers.
The cause of these sudden contractions is not known yet. The contractions may be the result of excessive muscular activity. Faulty writing technique may also complicate it.
Symptoms of writer’s cramp:
• While using hand for some work for a long time, pain is felt in hand.
• Difficulty in writing or doing other work.
• Abnormal movement of wrist or hand.
Beneficial exercises for writer’s cramp:
While performing any task stretch your hands occasionally.
Gently squeeze the stress ball. It will encourage the muscle to tense and release.
Curl your hand into a fist, hold for a second or two and then release.
Extend your fingers as far as you can, while stretching fingers you must feel light pressure in your palm.
Wrist stretch: extend left arm in front of you, press the fingers together and point towards the ceiling. Place the fingers of right hand against the fingers of left and press slightly inwards. You will feel a slight pull along the underside of wrist. Hold the stretch for 5 seconds and then relax. Repeat the stretch on right hand.
How homeopathy can help:
Homeopathy gives encouraging results in cases of writer’s cramp, especially when early treatment is taken. Homeopathic remedies relieve pain and helps in relaxing the contracted muscles.
